title: Rapid painless diagnosis of viral respiratory infection.
abstract: The concordance of nasal compared with nasopharyngeal swabs was assessed for the diagnosis of respiratory viral infections, and the degree of discomfort associated with each procedure was compared. The use of nasal swabs was shown to be as accurate but significantly less painful than nasopharyngeal swabs for virus diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. mm.ipp@utoronto.ca
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ipp
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Petric
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Parkin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000821:virology; D010146:Pain / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology