SARS-CoV-2 Nasopharyngeal Swab Testing-False-Negative Results From a Pervasive Anatomical Misconception

Thomas S Higgins^{1

2}, Arthur W Wu³, Jonathan Y Ting⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Communicative Disorders, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky.
² Rhinology, Sinus & Skull Base, Kentuckiana Ear, Nose, and Throat, Louisville, Kentucky.
³ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
⁴ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis.

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Thomas S Higgins et al. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020.

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. 2020 Nov 1;146(11):993-994.

doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2020.2946.

Thomas S Higgins^{1

2}, Arthur W Wu³, Jonathan Y Ting⁴

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Communicative Disorders, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky.
² Rhinology, Sinus & Skull Base, Kentuckiana Ear, Nose, and Throat, Louisville, Kentucky.
³ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
⁴ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis.

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Overcoming Operator-Generated False-Negative Results in SARS-CoV-2 Testing.
Landegger LD. Landegger LD. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 Apr 1;147(4):403. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2020.5576. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021. PMID: 33599703 No abstract available.
Overcoming Operator-Generated False-Negative Results in SARS-CoV-2 Testing.
Chee J. Chee J. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 Apr 1;147(4):404. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2020.5579. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021. PMID: 33599718 No abstract available.