Diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 in children: accuracy of nasopharyngeal swab compared to nasopharyngeal aspirate

The tests currently used for the identification of SARS-CoV-2 include specimens taken from the upper and lower respiratory tract. Although recommendations from the World Health Organization prioritise the usage of a nasopharyngeal swab (NS), nasopharyngeal aspirates (NPA) are thought to be superior...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:	European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases 2021-06, Vol.40 (6), p.1155-1160
Hauptverfasser:	Di Pietro, Giada Maria, Capecchi, Ester, Luconi, Ester, Lunghi, Giovanna, Bosis, Samantha, Bertolozzi, Giuseppe, Cantoni, Barbara, Marano, Giuseppe, Boracchi, Patrizia, Biganzoli, Elia, Castaldi, Silvana, Marchisio, Paola
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biomedical and Life Sciences Biomedicine Child Children COVID-19 COVID-19 - diagnosis COVID-19 Testing - methods Humans Internal Medicine Medical Microbiology Nasopharynx - virology Original Original Article Respiratory tract Sensitivity Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Specimen Handling - methods Statistical analysis Statistical methods
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Schreiben Sie den ersten Kommentar!