April 10, 2020

Effect of throat washings on detection of 2019 novel coronavirus

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Testing and Treatment

• SARS-CoV-2 detection was compared in paired self-collected throat washings and nasopharyngeal swabs from 11 patients.  The authors conclude that positive testing rate of throat washing was much higher than that of nasopharyngeal swabs, and that throat washing is a promising candidate for 2019-nCoV screening and monitoring due to its noninvasive nature and reliability.

Guo et al. (Apr 9, 2020). Effect of throat washings on detection of 2019 novel coronavirus. Clin Infect Dis. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa416