Assessment of Sensitivity and Specificity of Patient-Collected Lower Nasal Specimens for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Testing
Jonathan Altamirano, Prasanthi Govindarajan, Andra L. Blomkalns, Lauren E. Kushner, Bryan Stevens, Benjamin A. Pinsky, Yvonne Maldonado
Abstract
This prognostic study compares the diagnostic equivalence of patient-collected lower nasal specimens with that of health care worker–collected oropharyngeal specimens for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing.
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MedicineRespiratory systemCoronavirusSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirusPathologyInternal medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseOutbreakSARS-CoV-2 detection and testingSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies