Performing nasopharyngeal swabs - guidelines based on an anatomical study. - Physician's Weekly
Yet, no systematic anatomical study defines concrete prerequisites for successfully targeting the nasopharynx mucosa. We ... Evaluations prove that this procedure in all specimens without deformations of the nasal cavity allows the swab to enter the ... They demonstrate that the danger for damaging the cribriform plate or olfactory mucosa with swabs is unlikely, but potentially ... Yet, no systematic anatomical study defines concrete prerequisites for successfully targeting the nasopharynx mucosa. We ...