Midturbinate Swabs Are Comparable to Nasopharyngeal Swabs for Quantitative Detection of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Infants.
PCR
RSV
bronchiolitis
diagnostics
infants
nasal swab
Journal
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
ISSN: 2048-7207
Titre abrégé: J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101586049
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
27 Dec 2019
27 Dec 2019
Historique:
received:
26
06
2018
accepted:
23
10
2018
pubmed:
22
11
2018
medline:
12
5
2020
entrez:
22
11
2018
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs are generally used to detect respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants. However, midturbinate (MT) swabs may provide comparable results. In this study, we enrolled hospitalized infants aged <24 months with RSV and collected NP and MT swabs. The resulting viral loads measured by real-time reverse-transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction were similar. Most parents preferred MT swabs over NP swabs.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30462262
pii: 5194389
doi: 10.1093/jpids/piy115
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
554-558Informations de copyright
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