Nasal washes vs nasopharyngeal swabs for the detection of respiratory pathogens
Background: Respiratory virus testing is frustrated by low sensitivity, estimated as low as 70%. One cause for this may be the method of sampling used. The question of which method of sampling yields pathogens with optimal sensitivity between nasopharyngeal swabs, nasal washes and aspirates was answ...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-01-01
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| Series: | Clinical Infection in Practice |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590170221000522 |