Open AccessAlternative Sampling Methods for Detecting Bacterial Pathogens in Children with Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
Author(s) -
Menno R. van den Bergh,
Debby Bogaert,
Lideke Dun,
Joline Vons,
Mei Ling J. N. Chu,
Krzysztof Trzciński,
Reinier H. Veenhoven,
Elisabeth A. M. Sanders,
Anne GM Schilder
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.02376-12
Subject(s) - moraxella catarrhalis , streptococcus pneumoniae , haemophilus influenzae , moraxella , microbiology and biotechnology , respiratory tract infections , nose , respiratory tract , staphylococcus aureus , moraxella (branhamella) catarrhalis , biology , neisseria , concordance , medicine , bacteria , respiratory system , antibiotics , surgery , genetics
Nasopharyngeal sampling is used for detecting bacteria commonly involved in upper respiratory tract infections, but it requires training and may not always be well tolerated. We sampled children (n = 66) of ages 0 to 4 years, with rhinorrhea, by using a nasopharyngeal swab, a nasal swab, and nose blowing/wiping into a paper tissue. Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, and Staphylococcus aureus were cultured at similar rates across methods with high concordance (80 to 97%), indicating that they are reliably detected by alternative means.
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