Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Nasal Swabs: comparison with Nasopharyngeal Swabs

Hyun Ah  Kim; Miri Hyun; Ji Yeon Lee; Sunggyun Park; Namhee Ryoo; Yong Shik  Kwon; Jae Seok Park; Jin Young Kim; Jae Cheon Jeon; Kyong Ran Peck

doi:10.3855/jidc.12942

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Nasal Swabs: comparison with Nasopharyngeal Swabs

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Hyun Ah Kim Department of Infectious disease, Keimyung University Dongsan hospital, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
Miri Hyun Department of Infectious disease, Keimyung University Dongsan hospital, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
Ji Yeon Lee Department of Infectious disease, Keimyung University Dongsan hospital, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
Sunggyun Park Department of Laboratory Medicine, Keimyung University Dongsan hospital, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
Namhee Ryoo Department of Laboratory Medicine, Keimyung University Dongsan hospital, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
Yong Shik Kwon Department of Pulmonology, Keimyung University Dongsan hospital, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
Jae Seok Park Department of Pulmonology, Keimyung University Dongsan hospital, Keimyung University School of Medicine
Jin Young Kim Department of Radiology, Keimyung University Dongsan hospital, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
Jae Cheon Jeon Department of Emergency medicine, Keimyung University Dongsan hospital, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
Kyong Ran Peck Division of Infectious disease, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

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https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.12942

Keywords:

COVID-19, diagnosis, SARS-Cov-2, mass screening

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2020-10-31

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Kim HA, Hyun M, Lee JY, Park S, Ryoo N, Kwon YS, Park JS, Kim JY, Jeon JC, Peck KR (2020) Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Nasal Swabs: comparison with Nasopharyngeal Swabs. J Infect Dev Ctries 14:1081–1083. doi: 10.3855/jidc.12942

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Vol. 14 No. 10: October 2020

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Coronavirus Pandemic

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