Sensitivity of Nasopharyngeal, Nasal and Throat Swab for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2
Nasopharyngeal (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%,...
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2020-05-08
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| Acceso en línea: | https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.05.05.20084889 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12663/1523 |