SARS-CoV-2 RNA more readily detected in induced sputum than in throat swabs of convalescent COVID-19 patients

Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 Jun;20(6):655-656. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30174-2. Epub 2020 Mar 12.

Authors

Huanqin Han¹, Qingfeng Luo², Fan Mo², Lieming Long², Weiqiang Zheng²

Affiliations

¹ Infectious Diseases Center, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524001, China. Electronic address: huanqinhan@126.com.
² Infectious Diseases Center, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524001, China.

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
COVID-19 Testing
China
Clinical Laboratory Techniques
Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pandemics
Pharynx / virology*
Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis*
RNA, Viral / isolation & purification*
SARS-CoV-2
Sputum / virology*

Substances

RNA, Viral