Nasopharyngeal swabs unrivaled for detection of early-stage COVID-19
01 Oct 2020
bởiTristan Manalac
Nasopharyngeal and throat swabs have the best clinical sensitivity for the molecular detection of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), especially in its early stages, according to a recent Singapore study. However, the performance of these upper respiratory specimens deteriorates beyond the first week of the disease, or when pneumonic symptoms start to manifest.
