Sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 Detection With Nasopharyngeal Swabs

Sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 Detection With Nasopharyngeal Swabs

Background: SARS-CoV-2-infected subjects have been proven contagious in the symptomatic, pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic phase. The identification of these patients is crucial in order to prevent virus circulation. No reliable data on the sensitivity of nasopharyngeal swabs (NPS) are available beca...

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Main Authors: Bianca Clerici, Antonio Muscatello, Francesca Bai, Donatella Pavanello, Michela Orlandi, Giulia C. Marchetti, Valeria Castelli, Giovanni Casazza, Giorgio Costantino, Gian Marco Podda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
COVID-19
sensitivity
swab analysis
diagnosis
false negative (FN)
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2020.593491/full

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