Who should perform the rhinopharyngeal swab in COVID-19 positive patients?

Head Neck. 2020 Jun;42(6):1250-1251. doi: 10.1002/hed.26194. Epub 2020 Apr 24.

Authors

Armando De Virgilio^{1

2}, Raul Pellini³, Giuseppe Mercante^{1

2}, Fabio Ferreli^{1

2}, Gerardo Petruzzi³, Giuseppe Spriano^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Otorhinolaryngology Unit, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center-IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
² Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy.
³ Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; oropharynx; otorhinolaryngologists; swab: rhinopharynx.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus*
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis*
Humans
Otolaryngology*
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis*
Professional Role*
SARS-CoV-2
Specimen Handling*