Complications of nasal and pharyngeal swabs: a relevant challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic?

Although swab procedures during SARS-CoV-2 testing are generally safe (3 adverse events in 11 476 swab procedures; 0.026%), increased awareness of complications is necessary, considering approximately 5.1 million tests conducted worldwide daily. https://bit.ly/2J5sd96

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Föh, Bandik, Borsche, Max, Balck, Alexander, Taube, Stefan, Rupp, Jan, Klein, Christine, Katalinic, Alexander
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Respiratory Society 2021
Materias:
Agora
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7736753/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33303542
http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/13993003.04004-2020
Descripción
Sumario:Although swab procedures during SARS-CoV-2 testing are generally safe (3 adverse events in 11 476 swab procedures; 0.026%), increased awareness of complications is necessary, considering approximately 5.1 million tests conducted worldwide daily. https://bit.ly/2J5sd96

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