How to Obtain a Nasopharyngeal Swab Specimen

N Engl J Med. 2020 May 28;382(22):e76. doi: 10.1056/NEJMvcm2010260. Epub 2020 Apr 17.

Authors

Francisco M Marty¹, Kaiwen Chen¹, Kelly A Verrill¹

Affiliation

¹ From the Division of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital (F.M.M., K.C.), and the Division of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center (K.A.V.) - both in Boston.

PMID: 32302471
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMvcm2010260

No abstract available

Publication types

Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus / isolation & purification*
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis*
Humans
Nasopharynx / virology*
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis*
SARS-CoV-2
Specimen Handling / instrumentation
Specimen Handling / methods*