Is oro/nasopharyngeal swab for SARS-CoV-2 detection a safe procedure? Complications observed among a case series of 4876 consecutive swabs

Am J Otolaryngol. 2021 Jan-Feb;42(1):102758. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2020.102758. Epub 2020 Oct 13.

¹ Department of Neurosciences, Section of Otolaryngology, University of Padova, Treviso, Italy. Electronic address: cristoforo.fabbris@gmail.com.
² Unit of Otorhinolaryngology, AULSS 2 - Marca Trevigiana, Montebelluna, Italy.
³ Department of Neurosciences, Section of Otolaryngology, University of Padova, Treviso, Italy.
⁴ ENT Department, Lister Hospital, East and North Herts NHS Trust, Stevenage, UK.
⁵ Department of Otolaryngology, Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

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Keywords: Complications; Epistaxis; Nasopharyngeal swab; SARS-CoV-2; Septal abscess.

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