In suspected COVID-19, RT-PCR with nasal plus throat swabs has 97% sensitivity vs. nasopharyngeal swabs.
systematic_review · Level I
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Abstract
Tsang NN, So HC, Ng KY, et al. <b>Diagnostic performance of different sampling approaches for SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR testing: a systematic review and meta-analysis.</b> Lancet Infect Dis. 2021. [Epub ahead of print.] 33857405.
Medical subject headings
- COVID-19
- Pharynx