1.
Clin Infect Dis
; 71(8): 1982-1983, 2020 11 05.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-909382
Subject(s)
Clinical Laboratory Techniques , Coronavirus Infections , Coronavirus , Pandemics , Pneumonia, Viral , Betacoronavirus , COVID-19 , COVID-19 Testing , Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis , Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology , Humans , Mouth , Pharynx , Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology , SARS-CoV-2
2.
Clin Infect Dis
; 71(8): 1980-1981, 2020 11 05.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-47274
ABSTRACT
The 2019 novel coronavirus was detected in self-collected throat washings. The positive testing rate of throat washing was much higher than that of nasopharyngeal swabs. Throat washing is a promising candidate for 2019-nCoV screening and monitoring due to its noninvasiveness and reliability.