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Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Apr 9. pii: ciaa416. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa416. [Epub ahead of print]
Effect of throat washings on detection of 2019 novel coronavirus.
Guo WL[SUP]1[/SUP], Jiang Q[SUP]1[/SUP], Ye F[SUP]1[/SUP], Li SQ[SUP]1[/SUP], Hong C[SUP]1[/SUP], Chen LY[SUP]1[/SUP], Li SY[SUP]1[/SUP].
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The 2019 novel coronavirus was detected in the self-collected throat washings. 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 noninvasive and reliability.
? The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved. For permissions, e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.
KEYWORDS:
2019 novel coronavirus; COVID-19; Oropharyngeal Washings; Throat washings; diagnostics
PMID:32271374DOI:10.1093/cid/ciaa416
Effect of throat washings on detection of 2019 novel coronavirus.
Guo WL[SUP]1[/SUP], Jiang Q[SUP]1[/SUP], Ye F[SUP]1[/SUP], Li SQ[SUP]1[/SUP], Hong C[SUP]1[/SUP], Chen LY[SUP]1[/SUP], Li SY[SUP]1[/SUP].
Author information
Abstract
The 2019 novel coronavirus was detected in the self-collected throat washings. 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 noninvasive and reliability.
? The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved. For permissions, e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.
KEYWORDS:
2019 novel coronavirus; COVID-19; Oropharyngeal Washings; Throat washings; diagnostics
PMID:32271374DOI:10.1093/cid/ciaa416