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dc.contributor.authorBerenger, Byron Michael et al
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-18T13:54:45Z
dc.date.available2020-05-18T13:54:45Z
dc.date.issued2020-05-08
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1101/2020.05.05.20084889en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12663/1523
dc.description.abstractNasopharyngeal (NP), nasal and throat swabs are the most practical specimen sources to test for upper respiratory pathogens. We compared the sensitivity of NP, nasal and throat swabs to detect SARS-CoV-2 in community patients. Using detection at any site as the standard, the sensitivities were 90%, 80% and 87% for NP, nasal and throat respectively (n=30 positive at any site). Throat swabs are likely a suitable alternative to NP swabs for the detection of COVID-19 infections.en_US
dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectCoronavirusen_US
dc.subjectInfectious Diseasesen_US
dc.subjectNasopharyngeal Diseasesen_US
dc.subjectPharynxen_US
dc.subjectSARS-CoVen_US
dc.titleSensitivity of Nasopharyngeal, Nasal and Throat Swab for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2en_US
eihealth.countryGlobal (WHO/OMS)en_US
eihealth.categoryVirus: natural history, transmission and diagnosticsen_US
eihealth.typePublished Articleen_US
eihealth.maincategorySlow Spread / Reducir la Dispersiónen_US
dc.relation.ispartofjournalmedRxiven_US


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