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Combined throat/nasal swab sampling for SARS-CoV-2 is equivalent to nasopharyngeal sampling

PURPOSE: PCR on a nasopharyngeal sample is the reference method for the detection of SARS-nCoV-2. However, combined throat/nasal sampling as a testing method has several advantages. We compared the combined throat/nasal sampling with nasopharyngeal sampling for detection of SARS-CoV-2 in healthcare...

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Autores principales: Vlek, A. L. M., Wesselius, T. S., Achterberg, R., Thijsen, S. F. T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7359435/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32666481
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10096-020-03972-y