Open AccessNasal Swab as Preferred Clinical Specimen for COVID-19 Testing in Children
Author(s) -
Giordano Palmas,
Maria Moriondo,
Sandra Trapani,
Silvia Ricci,
Elisa Calistri,
Laura Pisano,
Giancarlo Perferi,
Luisa Galli,
Elisabetta Venturini,
Giuseppe Indolfi,
Chiara Azzari
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/inf.0000000000002812
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , covid-19 , hazard ratio , virology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak
The first pediatric study demonstrating significantly higher positivity rate of nasal (mid-turbinate) swab testing over oropharyngeal swab testing in detecting SARS-CoV-2 (Fisher exact test 0.046, Cohen K 0.43, confidence interval 95%, 0.014-0.855). Benefits might include lower collection-related hazard for healthcare workers. We recommend it as preferred choice for swab-based SARS-CoV-2 testing in children.