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

Jonathan Altamirano, Prasanthi Govindarajan, Andra L Blomkalns, Lauren E Kushner, Bryan Andrew Stevens, Benjamin A Pinsky, Yvonne Maldonado, Jonathan Altamirano, Prasanthi Govindarajan, Andra L Blomkalns, Lauren E Kushner, Bryan Andrew Stevens, Benjamin A Pinsky, Yvonne Maldonado

Abstract

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.

Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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