Nasopharyngeal Swabs Are More Sensitive Than Oropharyngeal Swabs for COVID-19 Diagnosis and Monitoring the SARS-CoV-2 Load

Objective: Detection of SARS-CoV-2 by oropharyngeal swabs (OPS) and nasopharyngeal swabs (NPS) is an essential method for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) management. It is not clear how detection rate, sensitivity, and the risk of exposure for medical providers differ in two sampling methods. Me...

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Autores principales: Wang, Huan, Liu, Qian, Hu, Jing, Zhou, Min, Yu, Mu-qing, Li, Kai-yan, Xu, Dong, Xiao, Yao, Yang, Jun-yi, Lu, Yan-jun, Wang, Feng, Yin, Ping, Xu, Shu-yun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020
Materias:
Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7314917/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32626720
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2020.00334

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7314917/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32626720
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2020.00334

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