In suspected COVID-19, RT-PCR with nasal plus throat swabs has 97% sensitivity vs. nasopharyngeal swabs
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DOI: 10.7326/acpj202109210-107
Abstract: SOURCE CITATION Tsang NN, So HC, Ng KY, et al. Diagnostic performance of different sampling approaches for SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR testing: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Infect Dis. 2021. [Epub ahead of print.] 33857405. read more here.
Keywords: suspected covid; swabs; plus throat; covid pcr ... See more keywords