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The notice provides the corrected sentences in the abstract and the procedure section and explains that these amendments ensure intended safety recommendations are accurately conveyed, especially for vulnerable patients and those at high risk of 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](https://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2026.41.e52)eISSN 1598-6357·pISSN 1011-8934  \nErratum  \nPublished online: Jan 2, 2026  \nAddress for Correspondence:  \nSung-Won Chae, MD, PhD  \nDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University Medicine, 148 Gurodong-ro, Guro-gu, Seoul 08308, Korea.  \nEmail: [koreachae@gmail.com](koreachae@gmail.com)  \nIm Joo Rhyu, MD, PhD  \nDepartment of Anatomy, Korea University College of Medicine, 73 Goryeodae-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea.  \nEmail: [irhyu@korea.ac.kr](irhyu@korea.ac.kr)  \n© 2026 The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences.  \nThis is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License ([https://](https://)[ ](https://)[creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/](creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.  \nORCID iDs  \nDai Hyun Kim  [https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3546-2366](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3546-2366)[ ](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3546-2366)Dasom Kim  [https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7817-3652](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7817-3652)[ ](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7817-3652)Jee Won Moon  [https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2307-1824](https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2307-1824)[ ](https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2307-1824)[Sung-Won Chae](Sung-Won Chae)  [https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6401-352X](https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6401-352X)Im Joo Rhyu  [https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5558-6278](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5558-6278)  \nErratum: Correction of Text in the Article “Complications of Nasopharyngeal Swabs and Safe Procedures for COVID-19 Testing Based on Anatomical Knowledge”  \nDai Hyun Kim ,1,2 Dasom Kim ,2 Jee Won Moon ,3 Sung-Won Chae ,3 and Im Joo Rhyu  2,4  \n1Department of Dermatology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea 2Department of Anatomy, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea  \n3Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University Medicine, Seoul, Korea  \n4Division of Brain Korea 21 Plus Program for Biomedical Science, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea  \n► This corrects the article “Complications of Nasopharyngeal Swabs and Safe Procedures for COVID-19 Testing Based on Anatomical Knowledge” in volume 37, number 11, e88 .  \nTo the Editor:  \nThe authors regret that there were errors in Text in the above article. Due to the omission of the word “never”, two sentences were inadvertently written in a way that could be misinterpreted as recommending forceful insertion or movement during nasopharyngeal swab procedures.  \nThis notice corrects the errors as follows.  \nContent of correction:  \n1) Abstract (third to last sentence)  \nOriginal sentence:  \n“Forceful insertion should be attempted, and alternative examinations should be considered, especially in vulnerable patients.”  \nCorrected sentence:  \n“Forceful insertion should never be attempted, and alternative examinations should be considered, especially in vulnerable patients.”  \n[https://jkms.org](https://jkms.org) 1/2  \nSafe Nasopharyngeal Swab for COVID-19 Testing  \n2) Procedure section (page 6, last sentence)  \nOriginal sentence:  \n“Forceful movement should be attempted, especially in patients at a high risk of possible complications.”  \nCorrected sentence:  \n“Forceful movement should never be attempted, especially in patients at a high risk of possible complications.”  \nImpact statement  \nThese corrections are made to ensure that the intended safety recommendations are accurately conveyed.  \n[https://jkms.org](https://jkms.org) [https://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2026.41.e52](https://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2026.41.e52) 2/2","cbCaihKBbxLzCwy9","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihKBbxLzCwy9","pdf",983325,"English","# Erratum information\n## What was corrected and why\n## Correction details (abstract)\n## Correction details (procedure section)\n## Impact statement","[{\"question\":\"What caused the need for this erratum?\",\"answer\":\"Errors occurred due to omission of the word “never,” which could make two sentences seem to recommend forceful insertion or movement.\"},{\"question\":\"Which parts of the original article were corrected?\",\"answer\":\"The corrections were made in the abstract (third to last sentence) and in the procedure section (page 6, last sentence).\"},{\"question\":\"What is the correct safety recommendation after the correction?\",\"answer\":\"The corrected guidance states that forceful insertion and forceful movement should never be attempted, and alternative examinations should be considered when appropriate.\"}]","Erratum - Correction of Text - Complications of Nasopharyngeal Swabs and Safe Procedures for COVID-19 Testing | PDF",1790726582]