To compare sensitivity of specimens for COVID-19 diagnosis, we tested 151 nasopharyngeal/midturbinate swab pairs from 117 COVID-19 inpatients using reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Sensitivity was 94% for nasopharyngeal and 75% for midturbinate swabs ( P = .0001). In 88 nasopharyngeal/midturbinate pairs with matched saliva, sensitivity was 86% for nasopharyngeal swabs and 88% for combined midturbinate swabs/saliva.
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【초록키워드】 COVID-19, Saliva, RT-PCR, Nasopharyngeal swab, polymerase chain reaction, sensitivity, nasopharyngeal swabs, nasopharyngeal, reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, COVID-19 diagnosis, Swab, Chain Reaction, Inpatient, specimen, polymerase chain, tested, 【제목키워드】 SARS-CoV-2, coronavirus, Nasopharyngeal swab, nasopharyngeal swabs, acute respiratory syndrome,
【초록키워드】 COVID-19, Saliva, RT-PCR, Nasopharyngeal swab, polymerase chain reaction, sensitivity, nasopharyngeal swabs, nasopharyngeal, reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, COVID-19 diagnosis, Swab, Chain Reaction, Inpatient, specimen, polymerase chain, tested, 【제목키워드】 SARS-CoV-2, coronavirus, Nasopharyngeal swab, nasopharyngeal swabs, acute respiratory syndrome,
COVID-19 진단을 위한 검체의 민감도를 비교하기 위해 역전사효소 중합효소 연쇄반응(RT-PCR)을 사용하여 117명의 COVID-19 입원 환자로부터 151개의 비인두/중비갑개 면봉 쌍을 테스트했습니다. 민감도는 비인두의 경우 94%, 중비갑개 면봉의 경우 75%였습니다(P = .0001). 타액이 일치하는 88개의 비인두/중비갑개 쌍에서 민감도는 비인두 면봉의 경우 86%, 중비갑개 면봉/타액의 경우 88%였습니다.