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. 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 Fabbris  1 , Walter Cestaro  2 , Anna Menegaldo  3 , Giacomo Spinato  3 , Daniele Frezza  3 , Ananth Vijendren  4 , Daniele Borsetto  5 , Paolo Boscolo-Rizzo  3
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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.
No abstract available

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

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