Parent-collected nose swabs are as good as nurse-collected nose swabs at detecting respiratory infections in children

Published on November 10, 2021

Nose swab samples collected by parents are as good as those collected by nurses at detecting respiratory infections in children, according to a study by researchers at the University of Bristol published in the journal Microbiology Spectrum today (10 November).

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