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Test, test, test – a complication of testing for coronavirus disease 2019 with nasal swabs.
- Source :
- Journal of Laryngology & Otology; Jul2020, Vol. 134 Issue 7, p646-649, 4p
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Background: Coronavirus disease 2019, a highly transmissible respiratory infection, has created a public health crisis of global magnitude. The mainstay of diagnostic testing for coronavirus disease 2019 is molecular polymerase chain reaction testing of a respiratory specimen, obtained with a viral swab. As the incidence of new cases of coronavirus disease 2019 increases exponentially, the use of viral swabs to collect nasopharyngeal specimens is anticipated to increase drastically. Case report: This paper draws attention to a complication of viral swab testing in the nasopharynx and describes the premature engagement of a viral swab breakpoint, resulting in impaction in the nasal cavity. Conclusion: This case highlights a possible design flaw of the viral swab when used to collect nasopharyngeal specimens, which then requires an aerosol-generating procedure in a high-risk patient to be performed. The paper outlines a safe technique of nasal foreign body removal in a suspected coronavirus disease 2019 patient and suggests alternative testing materials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00222151
- Volume :
- 134
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Laryngology & Otology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 145260212
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215120001425