{"id":7899,"date":"2020-07-01T19:48:33","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T02:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/?p=7899"},"modified":"2021-03-29T19:49:18","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T02:49:18","slug":"assessment-of-sensitivity-and-specificity-of-patient-collected-lower-nasal-specimens-for-sudden-acute-respiratory-syndrome-coronavirus-2-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/2020\/07\/01\/assessment-of-sensitivity-and-specificity-of-patient-collected-lower-nasal-specimens-for-sudden-acute-respiratory-syndrome-coronavirus-2-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Assessment of Sensitivity and Specificity of Patient-Collected Lower Nasal Specimens for Sudden Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Testing"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">S<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ensitivity and specificity\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">were equivalent for<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">patient<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">collected lower nasal specimens<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, p<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">hysician-collected lower nasal specimens<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">physician<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">collected oropharyngeal<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">specimens\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0participants with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SARS-CoV-2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">infection<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(n=30)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for detection by RT-PCR<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">S<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ensitivity of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">patient<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">collected specimens was 100% (95% CI<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a072%-100%), and the specificity was 95% (95% CI<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">74%-100%).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Altamirano et al. (June 12, 2020). Assessment of Sensitivity and Specificity of Patient-Collected Lower Nasal Specimens for Sudden Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Testing. JAMA Network Open.<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jamanetworkopen.2020.12005\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jamanetworkopen.2020.12005<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sensitivity and specificity\u00a0were equivalent for\u00a0patient&#8211;collected lower nasal specimens, physician-collected lower nasal specimens,\u00a0and\u00a0physician&#8211;collected oropharyngeal\u00a0specimens\u00a0in\u00a0participants with\u00a0SARS-CoV-2\u00a0infection\u00a0(n=30)\u00a0for detection by RT-PCR.\u00a0Sensitivity of\u00a0patient&#8211;collected specimens was 100% (95% CI:\u00a072%-100%), and the specificity was 95% (95% CI:\u00a074%-100%).\u00a0 Altamirano et al. (June 12, 2020). Assessment of Sensitivity and Specificity of Patient-Collected Lower Nasal Specimens for Sudden Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Testing. 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