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

doi:10.1016/j.amjoto.2020.102758

. 2021 Jan-Feb;42(1):102758.

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2020.102758. Epub 2020 Oct 13.

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

Cristoforo Fabbris¹, Walter Cestaro², Anna Menegaldo³, Giacomo Spinato³, Daniele Frezza³, Ananth Vijendren⁴, Daniele Borsetto⁵, Paolo Boscolo-Rizzo³

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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.

PMID: 33125901
PMCID: PMC7553130
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2020.102758

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

Cristoforo Fabbris et al. Am J Otolaryngol. 2021 Jan-Feb.

. 2021 Jan-Feb;42(1):102758.

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2020.102758. Epub 2020 Oct 13.

Authors

Cristoforo Fabbris¹, Walter Cestaro², Anna Menegaldo³, Giacomo Spinato³, Daniele Frezza³, Ananth Vijendren⁴, Daniele Borsetto⁵, Paolo Boscolo-Rizzo³

Affiliations

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.

PMID: 33125901
PMCID: PMC7553130
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2020.102758

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

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[1] Wu Z., McGoogan J.M. Characteristics of and important lessons from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in China: summary of a report of 72 314 cases from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. JAMA. 2020 doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.2648. - DOI - PubMed

[2] Wu Z., McGoogan J.M. Characteristics of and important lessons from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in China: summary of a report of 72 314 cases from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. JAMA. 2020 doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.2648. - DOI - PubMed

[3] Boscolo-Rizzo P., Borsetto D., Spinato G., Fabbris C., Menegaldo A., Gaudioso P. New onset of loss of smell or taste in household contacts of home-isolated SARS-CoV-2-positive subjects. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2020:1–4. doi: 10.1007/s00405-020-06066-9. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[4] Boscolo-Rizzo P., Borsetto D., Spinato G., Fabbris C., Menegaldo A., Gaudioso P. New onset of loss of smell or taste in household contacts of home-isolated SARS-CoV-2-positive subjects. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2020:1–4. doi: 10.1007/s00405-020-06066-9. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[5] CDC . 2020. Information for Laboratories about Coronavirus (COVID-19)https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/lab/guidelines-clinical-specim... Cent Dis Control Prev. (accessed August 3, 2020)

[6] CDC . 2020. Information for Laboratories about Coronavirus (COVID-19)https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/lab/guidelines-clinical-specim... Cent Dis Control Prev. (accessed August 3, 2020)

[7] Chitsuthipakorn W., Seresirikachorn K., Kanjanawasee D., Snidvongs K. Endoscopic sphenopalatine foramen cauterization is an effective treatment modification of endoscopic sphenopalatine artery ligation for intractable posterior epistaxis. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2020;277:2463–2467. doi: 10.1007/s00405-020-06005-8. - DOI - PubMed

[8] Chitsuthipakorn W., Seresirikachorn K., Kanjanawasee D., Snidvongs K. Endoscopic sphenopalatine foramen cauterization is an effective treatment modification of endoscopic sphenopalatine artery ligation for intractable posterior epistaxis. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2020;277:2463–2467. doi: 10.1007/s00405-020-06005-8. - DOI - PubMed

[9] Cheng L.-H., Wu P.-C., Shih C.-P., Wang H.-W., Chen H.-C., Lin Y.-Y. Nasal septal abscess: a 10-year retrospective study. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2019;276:417–420. doi: 10.1007/s00405-018-5212-0. - DOI - PubMed

[10] Cheng L.-H., Wu P.-C., Shih C.-P., Wang H.-W., Chen H.-C., Lin Y.-Y. Nasal septal abscess: a 10-year retrospective study. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2019;276:417–420. doi: 10.1007/s00405-018-5212-0. - DOI - PubMed

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