Comparison of Bacterial Culture Results Obtained from Nasopharyngeal and Midturbinate Swabs in Children With Upper Respiratory Tract Infection Symptoms

Paired nasopharynx and midturbinate swabs were obtained from 96 children (mean age: 2.45 years) with upper respiratory tract symptoms. Of these, 38.5% were colonized with Streptococcus pneumoniae only, 16.7% with Haemophilus influenzae only and 9.4% with both bacteria. Bacterial cultures from paired nasopharynx and midturbinate swabs demonstrated agreement for S. pneumoniae (&kgr; = 0.75), H. influenzae (&kgr; = 0.59) and for both pathogens (&kgr; = 0.62). This report compares the results of bacterial cultures obtained from the nasopharynx and midturbinate specimens in children with upper respiratory tract infections.

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