Download Nasopharangeal Aspirate - Women`s and Children`s Hospital

First, talk to your nurse, midwife or
doctor. If you would like more
information you can telephone the
Hospital’s Infection Control Unit
(08) 8161 6388 or ask your nurse to
contact the Unit for you.
http://www.cdc.gov
L S Wilson (Ed), Wong’s Essentials of
Paediatric Nursing. 2001, 7th Ed,
Missouri, Mosby.
The following brochures are available by asking
ward nursing / midwifery staff or contacting the
Infection Control Unit
•
Infection Control and Your Baby
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‘Bug Watch’
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Respiratory Syncitial Virus (RSV)
•
Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase
Producing Bacteria
•
Multi-resistant Gram Negative Bacteria
(MRGN)
•
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA)
•
Infection Control Unit Information
•
Chickenpox and Pregnancy
For further information please contact:
Infection Control Unit
(08) 8161 6388
Fax: (08) 8161 6051
72 King William Road
North Adelaide
South Australia 5006
Phone (08) 8161 7000
Fax (08) 8161 7459
Web: http://www.wch.sa.gov.au
August 2005
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Information for Patients
and / or Care givers
Brochure developed by Marija Juraja (Infection
Control Link Nurse, 4th Floor Medical Ward) in
conjunction with the Infection Control Team
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An NPA may be done to provide your
child’s doctor with information about
what kind of virus is causing the
infection that your child has.
By knowing what kind of virus your
child has helps your doctor to decide
what kind of treatment should be
provided (if any).
An NPA also helps the laboratory staff
know what the common types of virus’
are about at that particular time and
helps them to know what tests to
perform.
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Children that are admitted to the
hospital that have the same virus may
be placed into the same room or bay.
This is extremely important when bed
spaces are limited. Especially during
the winter months when there are
many children admitted with
respiratory illnesses.
NPA’s are usually done if your child
has been seen in the Paediatric
Emergency Department (PED) with a
respiratory illness.
They are done as early as possible
usually at the time of admission as the
amount of virus decreases with the
length of illness which reduces the
possibility of finding what virus is
causing the infection.
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Once the NPA is obtained the
laboratory staff test it for several
common virus such as:
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RSV - Respiratory Syncitial Virus
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Influenza A & B
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Para-Influenza 1, 2, and 3
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Adenovirus
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae
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Bordatella pertussis -(Whooping
Cough)
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A trained staff member (either a
specimen collector or a nurse) will
lie your child down.
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A catheter (or tube) is inserted a
short distance into your child’s nose
(this should occur with minimal
discomfort to your child).
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Gentle suction is used to collect
some mucus.
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The mucus is then sent to the
laboratory for testing.