A cautionary tale of false-negative nasopharyngeal COVID-19 testing
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DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00791
Abstract: Abstract There remains diagnostic uncertainty regarding the sensitivity of reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction in detection of SARS-CoV-2 from nasopharyngeal specimens. We present a case where two nasopharyngeal specimens were negative, followed by a positive… read more here.
Keywords: negative nasopharyngeal; nasopharyngeal; false negative; covid ... See more keywords
Negative Nasopharyngeal and Oropharyngeal Swabs Do Not Rule Out COVID-19
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DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00297-20
Abstract: Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-19), has become the Public Health Emergency of International Concern.…. read more here.
Keywords: oropharyngeal swabs; rule covid; negative nasopharyngeal; microbiology ... See more keywords