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. 2020 Nov 5;71(8):1980-1981.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa416.

Effect of Throat Washings on Detection of 2019 Novel Coronavirus

Wen-Liang Guo  1 , Qian Jiang  1 , Feng Ye  1 , Shao-Qiang Li  1 , Cheng Hong  1 , Li-Yan Chen  1 , Shi-Yue Li  1
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Effect of Throat Washings on Detection of 2019 Novel Coronavirus

Wen-Liang Guo et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

The 2019 novel coronavirus was detected in self-collected throat washings. The positive testing rate of throat washing was much higher than that of nasopharyngeal swabs. Throat washing is a promising candidate for 2019-nCoV screening and monitoring due to its noninvasiveness and reliability.

Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; oropharyngeal washings; throat washings.

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