Saliva and nasopharyngeal samples have similar sensitivity for detecting SARS-CoV-2

Nora M Strong; Robert G Badgett

doi:10.7326/ACPJ202105180-055

Saliva and nasopharyngeal samples have similar sensitivity for detecting SARS-CoV-2

Ann Intern Med. 2021 May;174(5):JC55. doi: 10.7326/ACPJ202105180-055. Epub 2021 May 4.

Authors

Nora M Strong¹, Robert G Badgett¹

Affiliation

¹ University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, Kansas, USA (N.M.S., R.G.B.).

PMID: 33939482
DOI: 10.7326/ACPJ202105180-055

Abstract

Bastos ML, Perlman-Arrow S, Menzies D, Campbell JR. The sensitivity and costs of testing for SARS-CoV-2 infection with saliva versus nasopharyngeal swabs: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med. 2021;174:501-10. 33428446.

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MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Diagnostic Tests, Routine
Humans
Nasopharynx
SARS-CoV-2*
Saliva