Two nasal swabs may not be enough to exclude SARS-CoV-2 infection in symptomatic patients

Ann Ig. 2021 May-Jun;33(3):297-298. doi: 10.7416/ai.2021.2433.

Abstract

The spread of COVID-19 (COronaVIrus Disease 2019), due to SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome CoronaVirus 2) has taken on dramatic pandemic proportions, affecting over 100 countries in a matter of weeks. Italy has had 237,828 confirmed cases according to the Istituto Superiore di Sanità as of May 13, and 34,448 deaths (1).

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • COVID-19 / diagnosis*
  • COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing / methods*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Nasopharynx / virology
  • SARS-CoV-2 / isolation & purification*
  • Symptom Assessment