Background The comparative performance of different clinical sampling methods for
diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection by RT-PCR among populations with suspected infection …

Nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs are considered the highest-yield sample for diagnostic testing
for respiratory viruses, including SARS-CoV-2. The need to increase capacity for SARS-CoV …

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Background: Nasopharyngeal swabs are the primary sampling method used for detection of
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), but they require a trained …

Importance Nasopharyngeal swab nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) is the
noninvasive criterion standard for diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) …

The diagnosis of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
infection relies on the detection of viral RNA by real-time reverse transcription polymerase …

Early detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection is critical to reduce asymptomatic and
presymptomatic transmission, curb the spread of variants, and maximize treatment efficacy …

Testing efforts for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have
been burdened by the scarcity of testing materials and personal protective equipment for …

The objective of our study was to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of rapid antigen
detection tests versus those of reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR) using oral, anterior …

In this article, the editors of Clinical Infectious Diseases review some of the most important
lessons they have learned about the epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment …