SARS-CoV-2 Nasopharyngeal Swab Testing-False-Negative Results From a Pervasive Anatomical Misconception

. 2020 Nov 1;146(11):993-994.

doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2020.2946.

Thomas S Higgins^{1

2}, Arthur W Wu³, Jonathan Y Ting⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Communicative Disorders, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky.
² Rhinology, Sinus & Skull Base, Kentuckiana Ear, Nose, and Throat, Louisville, Kentucky.
³ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
⁴ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis.

Thomas S Higgins et al. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020.

. 2020 Nov 1;146(11):993-994.

doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2020.2946.

Thomas S Higgins^{1

2}, Arthur W Wu³, Jonathan Y Ting⁴

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Communicative Disorders, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky.
² Rhinology, Sinus & Skull Base, Kentuckiana Ear, Nose, and Throat, Louisville, Kentucky.
³ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
⁴ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis.

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