Lateral flow test performance in children for SARS-CoV-2 using anterior nasal and buccal swabbing: sensitivity, specificity, negative and positive predictive values

OBJECTIVE: To determine if the sensitivity of the lateral flow test is dependent on the viral load and on the location of swabbing in the respiratory tract in children. DESIGN: Phase 1: Routinely performed reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR) using nose and throat (NT) swabs or endotracheal (ET) aspir...

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Autores principales: Harwood, Rachel, Rad, Laura, Kelly, Christopher, Shelton, Cliff, Shepherd, Elizabeth, Roderick, Marion, Whittaker, Elizabeth, Dyke, Steven, Patel, Sanjay Vallabh, Gent, Nick, Kenny, Simon E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2023
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9887373/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36657801
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2022-324353

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9887373/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36657801
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2022-324353

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