Minimally Invasive Nasal Sampling in Children Offers Accurate Pneumococcal Colonization Detection. Issue 11 (November 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nikolaou, Elissavet; Blizard, Annie; Pojar, Sherin; Mitsi, Elena; German, Esther L.; Reiné, Jesús; Hill, Helen; McNamara, Paul S.; Collins, Andrea M.; Ferreira, Daniela M.; Jochems, Simon P
• Is Part Of: Pediatric infectious disease journal. Volume 38:Issue 11(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-11
• Subjects: pneumococcus -- children -- synthetic absorptive matrices -- colonization -- quantitative PCR; Communicable diseases in children -- Periodicals; Infection in children -- Periodicals; 618.929
• DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002454
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0891-3668

Abstract

Abstract : Nasopharyngeal colonization of potential respiratory pathogens such as Streptococcus pneumoniae is the major source of transmission and precursor of invasive disease. Swabbing deeply the nasopharynx, which is currently recommended by World Health Organization, provides accurate pneumococcal detection but is unpleasant. We showed that nasal lining fluid filter strips offer equal detection sensitivity.