Midturbinate Swabs Are Comparable to Nasopharyngeal Swabs for Quantitative Detection of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Infants
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.
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Date
December 11, 2018
Conference or Journal
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
Author(s)
Anne J. Blaschke
Matt McKevitt
Krow Ampofo
Tammi Lewis
Hao Chai
Ying Guo
Julianna Dorsch
Erin Vanderhoof
Priscilla Rosen
Volker Freimann
E. Kent Korgenski
Seth Toback
and Jason W. Chien