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Relative sensitivity of anterior nares and nasopharyngeal swabs for initial detection of SARS-CoV-2 in ambulatory patients: Rapid review and meta-analysis

Nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs are considered “gold standard” for diagnosing SARS-CoV-2 infections, but anterior nares or mid-turbinate swabs (nasal swabs) are often used. We performed a meta-analysis comparing the sensitivity of nasal and nasopharyngeal swabs against a composite reference standard for t...

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Autores principales: Zhou, Yaolin, O’Leary, Timothy J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8291630/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34283845
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254559