Kahlenberg, Lea;
Krüger, Juliane;
Lwowsky, Dominik;
Fusch, Christoph
Complications in Testing for COVID-19 with Nasopharyngeal Swabs: The Severance of a Nasopharyngeal Swab in a 13-Month-Old Toddler and Review of Literature
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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Complications in Testing for COVID-19 with Nasopharyngeal Swabs: The Severance of a Nasopharyngeal Swab in a 13-Month-Old Toddler and Review of Literature
Contributor:
Kahlenberg, Lea;
Krüger, Juliane;
Lwowsky, Dominik;
Fusch, Christoph
Published:
Frontiers in Medical Case Reports, 2022
Published in:
Frontiers in Medical Case Reports, 3 (2022) 2
Description:
<jats:p>Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of nasopharyngeal smears increased enormously to detect SARSCoV-2 and consequently break the chain of infection. Yet, only a few cases of complications during the collection of smears are reported. This case report describes the treatment of a toddler who presented in our pediatric emergency ward with a broken swab after nasopharyngeal COVID-19 testing and the currently unknown location of the swab in the body. Subsequently, other complications in testing for COVID-19 are reviewed though no comparable case has been published so far in the pediatric field. Concluding methods to prevent and treat complications are discussed.</jats:p>