Assessment of Sensitivity and Specificity of Patient-Collected Lower Nasal Specimens for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Testing | Zendy

Jonathan Altamirano | Zendy; Prasanthi Govindarajan | Zendy; Andra L. Blomkalns | Zendy; Lauren E. Kushner | Zendy; Bryan Stevens | Zendy; Benjamin A. Pinsky | Zendy; Yvonne Maldonado | Zendy

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Assessment of Sensitivity and Specificity of Patient-Collected Lower Nasal Specimens for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Testing

Author(s) -

Jonathan Altamirano,

Prasanthi Govindarajan,

Andra L. Blomkalns,

Lauren E. Kushner,

Bryan Stevens,

Benjamin A. Pinsky,

Yvonne Maldonado

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

jama network open

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.278

H-Index - 39

ISSN - 2574-3805

DOI - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.12005

Subject(s) - medicine , respiratory system , coronavirus , covid-19 , severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , outbreak

This prognostic study compares the diagnostic equivalence of patient-collected lower nasal specimens with that of health care worker–collected oropharyngeal specimens for sudden acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing.

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