Sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 Detection With Nasopharyngeal Swabs

• Main Authors: Bianca Clerici (Author), Antonio Muscatello (Author), Francesca Bai (Author), Donatella Pavanello (Author), Michela Orlandi (Author), Giulia C. Marchetti (Author), Valeria Castelli (Author), Giovanni Casazza (Author), Giorgio Costantino (Author), Gian Marco Podda (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: SARS-CoV-2-infected subjects have been proven contagious in the symptomatic, pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic phase. The identification of these patients is crucial in order to prevent virus circulation. No reliable data on the sensitivity of nasopharyngeal swabs (NPS) are available beca...