How to Obtain a Nasopharyngeal Swab Specimen

Collecting specimens from the surface of the respiratory mucosa with nasopharyngeal swabs is a procedure used to diagnose Covid-19 as well as other respiratory viral infections and certain bacterial infections in adults and children. This video describes the collection of specimens for detection of...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The New England journal of medicine 2020-05, Vol.382 (22), p.e76-e76
Hauptverfasser:	Marty, Francisco M, Chen, Kaiwen, Verrill, Kelly A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Betacoronavirus - isolation & purification Coronavirus Infections - diagnosis Coronaviruses COVID-19 Disease control Disease transmission Humans Medical supplies Mucosa Nasopharynx - virology Nose Pandemics Personal protective equipment Pneumonia, Viral - diagnosis SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Specimen Handling - instrumentation Specimen Handling - methods
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Zusammenfassung:	Collecting specimens from the surface of the respiratory mucosa with nasopharyngeal swabs is a procedure used to diagnose Covid-19 as well as other respiratory viral infections and certain bacterial infections in adults and children. This video describes the collection of specimens for detection of Covid-19.
ISSN:	0028-4793 1533-4406
DOI:	10.1056/NEJMvcm2010260