Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Departments of Pathology, Medicine, and Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
J Clin Virol. 2020 Jul;128:104442. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2020.104442. Epub 2020 May 16.
Given the global shortage of nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs typically used for respiratory virus detection, alternative collection methods were evaluated during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study showed that a combined oropharyngeal/nares swab is a suitable alternative to NP swabs for the detection of SARS-CoV-2, with sensitivities of 91.7% and 94.4%, respectively.
鉴于全球用于呼吸道病毒检测的鼻咽(NP)拭子短缺,在 COVID-19 大流行期间评估了替代采集方法。本研究表明,联合口咽/鼻腔拭子是检测 SARS-CoV-2 的 NP 拭子的合适替代品,灵敏度分别为 91.7%和 94.4%。