Shielded Swab: A New Swab Technique Avoiding Contamination in Endoscopically Guided Middle Meatal Culture / 대한이비인후과학회지
Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
;
: 524-527, 2008.
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en Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-646960
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
Endoscopically guided middle meatal culture is recommended to determine organ-specific antibiotic therapy in sinusitis. This study was designed to decrease the chance of contamination in endoscopically guided middle meatal swab through a shielded pathway using a sterile straw to bypass the contaminated area in the nose from the vestibule to the middle meatus. SUBJECTS ANDMETHOD:
Seventeen healthy volunteers underwent endoscopically guided middle meatal culture. With or without the sterilization of the nasal vestibule, endoscopically guided middle meatal culture was performed by using a sterile cotton swab (routine swab) and using a sterile cotton swab through a sterile straw (shielded swab). We compared the contamination rates between the routine swab versus shielded swab.RESULTS:
With and without the sterilization of the nasal vestibule, the contamination rates of the routine swab was 11.7% and 64.7%, respectively and the contamination rates of the shielded swab was 5.8% in both.CONCLUSION:
In endoscopically guided middle meatal culture, the contamination rates was significantly decreased by using the shielded swab without sterilization of the nasal vestibule. This study suggests that the shielded swab is a new and reliable swab method that can be used easily and simply at the office.
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Asunto principal:
Sinusitis
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Esterilización
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Nariz
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Año:
2008
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