RSV testing in bronchiolitis: which nasal sampling method is best?

P Macfarlane; J Denham; J Assous; C Hughes

doi:10.1136/adc.2004.065144

RSV testing in bronchiolitis: which nasal sampling method is best?

Arch Dis Child. 2005 Jun;90(6):634-5. doi: 10.1136/adc.2004.065144.

Authors

P Macfarlane¹, J Denham, J Assous, C Hughes

Affiliation

¹ Department of Child Health, Rotherham General Hospital, UK. peter.macfarlane@rothgen.nhs.uk

Abstract

Lower nasal swab and higher nasopharyngeal aspirate samples were compared for RSV immunofluorescence and pain score in infants hospitalised with acute bronchiolitis. The nasal swab procedure was significantly less painful but was negative in approximately one third of RSV positive cases.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Bronchiolitis, Viral / diagnosis*
Bronchiolitis, Viral / virology
Humans
Infant
Nasal Cavity / virology
Nasopharynx / virology
Predictive Value of Tests
Reproducibility of Results
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / diagnosis*
Respiratory Syncytial Viruses / isolation & purification*
Specimen Handling / methods