Rapid painless diagnosis of viral respiratory infection
Title
Rapid painless diagnosis of viral respiratory infection
Creator
Ipp M; Carson S; Petric M; Parkin PC
Identifier
Publisher
Archives Of Disease In Childhood
Date
2002
Subject
Child; Humans; infant; Pain Measurement; Sensitivity and Specificity; adolescent; Preschool; Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support; infant; Newborn; Microscopy; Pain/prevention & control; Fluorescence/methods/standards; Fluorescent Antibody Technique/methods/standards; Nasopharynx/virology; Respiratory Tract Infections/diagnosis/virology; Virus Diseases/diagnosis/virology
Description
The concordance of nasal compared with nasopharyngeal swabs was assessed for the diagnosis of respiratory viral infections, and the degree of discomfort associated with each procedure was compared. The use of nasal swabs was shown to be as accurate but significantly less painful than nasopharyngeal swabs for virus diagnosis.
2002
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Type
Journal Article
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Citation
Ipp M; Carson S; Petric M; Parkin PC, “Rapid painless diagnosis of viral respiratory infection,” Pediatric Palliative Care Library, accessed February 18, 2025, https://pedpalascnetlibrary.omeka.net/items/show/12766.