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- Title
Midturbinate Swabs Are Comparable to Nasopharyngeal Swabs for Quantitative Detection of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Infants.
- Authors
Blaschke, Anne J; McKevitt, Matt; Ampofo, Krow; Lewis, Tammi; Chai, Hao; Guo, Ying; Dorsch, Julianna; Vanderhoof, Erin; Rosen, Priscilla; Freimann, Volker; Korgenski, E Kent; Toback, Seth; Chien, Jason W
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
NASOPHARYNX microbiology; HOSPITAL care of newborn infants; POLYMERASE chain reaction; TURBINATE bones; BRONCHIOLE diseases; VIRAL load; REVERSE transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; RESPIRATORY syncytial virus infections; CHILDREN
- Publication
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, 2019, Vol 8, Issue 6, p554
- ISSN
2048-7193
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/jpids/piy115