Comparing Nasopharyngeal and Midturbinate Nasal Swab Testing for the Identification of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2

Comparing Nasopharyngeal and Midturbinate Nasal Swab Testing for the Identification of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2

Abstract Testing of paired midturbinate (MT) nasal and nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs, collected by trained personnel from 40 patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), showed that more NP (76/95 [80%]) than MT swabs tested positive (61/95 [64%]) (P = .02). Among samples collected a week after st...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical infectious diseases 2021-04, Vol.72 (7), p.1253-1255
Hauptverfasser: Pinninti, Swetha, Trieu, Connie, Pati, Sunil K, Latting, Misty, Cooper, Joshua, Seleme, Maria C, Boppana, Sushma, Arora, Nitin, Britt, William J, Boppana, Suresh B
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Sprache:eng
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COVID-19
Diagnostic Tests, Routine
Humans
Nasopharynx
SARS-CoV-2
Specimen Handling
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Testing of paired midturbinate (MT) nasal and nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs, collected by trained personnel from 40 patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), showed that more NP (76/95 [80%]) than MT swabs tested positive (61/95 [64%]) (P = .02). Among samples collected a week after study enrollment, fewer MT than NP samples were positive (45% vs 76%; P = .001).
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1093/cid/ciaa882