ArticleIDCases2025
Nasopharyngeal swab for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection complicated by severe pneumococcal meningitis.
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Abstract
The nasopharyngeal swab is the reference test for diagnosing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and other respiratory pathogens. Although this procedure appears to be risk free and was performed thousands of times daily during peaks of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as during influenza and bronchiolitis outbreaks, it can be associated with minor to serious risks. These range from simple epistaxis to breaches of the meninges and skull stalks. Some breaches occur in the presence of anomalies such as congenital, traumatic or surgical encephaloceles. Neuro-meningeal breaches can be complicated by bacterial infections. We report the case of a 57-year-old woman diagnosed with
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