Nasal swab bacteriology by PCR during the first 24-months of life: A prospective birth cohort study.
Arto A PalmuRobert S WareStephen B LambertMohinder SarnaSeweryn BialasiewiczKate L SeibJohn M AtackMichael D NissenKeith GrimwoodPublished in: Pediatric pulmonology (2019)
We confirmed the feasibility of frequent nasal swabbing by parents for studying bacterial colonization. PCR detected the major respiratory tract bacteria with expected high frequencies, but atypical bacteria were found rarely in this cohort.