Reduced sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 PCR testing with single-nostril nasal swabs.

Salvatore, Phillip P; Bhattacharyya, Sanjib; Christensen, Kim; Tate, Jacqueline E; Kirking, Hannah L

Salvatore, Phillip P; Bhattacharyya, Sanjib; Christensen, Kim; Tate, Jacqueline E; Kirking, Hannah L.

Salvatore PP; COVID-19 Response Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway NE, GA, 30341 Atlanta, USA. Electronic address: pgx5@cdc.gov.
Bhattacharyya S; City of Milwaukee Health Department, Milwaukee, USA.
Christensen K; Utah Department of Health, Salt Lake City, USA.
Tate JE; COVID-19 Response Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway NE, GA, 30341 Atlanta, USA.
Kirking HL; COVID-19 Response Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway NE, GA, 30341 Atlanta, USA.

J Clin Virol ; 140: 104852, 2021 07.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1385863

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COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing/standards; COVID-19; Polymerase Chain Reaction; SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19/diagnosis; Humans; Nose/virology; Polymerase Chain Reaction/standards; SARS-CoV-2/isolation & purification; Sensitivity and Specificity; Specimen Handling

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Polymerase Chain Reaction / COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing / SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 Type of study: Diagnostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: J Clin Virol Journal subject: Virology Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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