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Compared to COVID-19 PCR testing, dogs can detect infections with high sensitivity (97%), though lower specificity (91%) - even when patients are asymptomatic

06.01.22 | PLOS

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Positive marking by a U.A.E. dog during the trial.
Positive marking by a U.A.E. dog during the trial. Credit: Nosaïs Team, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Compared to COVID-19 PCR testing, dogs can detect infections with high sensitivity (97%), though lower specificity (91%) - even when patients are asymptomatic

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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0268382

Article Title: Diagnostic accuracy of non-invasive detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection by canine olfaction

Author Countries: France, U.A.E.

Funding: The trial was supported by a grant from the French Ministry of Health, Region Ile de France and Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris Foundation. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

PLOS ONE

10.1371/journal.pone.0268382

Diagnostic accuracy of non-invasive detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection by canine olfaction

1-Jun-2022

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Covid 19 Diagnostic Accuracy Dogs Sars Cov 2 Virus Testing

Article Information

Journal
PLOS ONE
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0268382
Article Publication Date
2022-06-01
Article Title
Diagnostic accuracy of non-invasive detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection by canine olfaction
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
onepress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2022, June 1). Compared to COVID-19 PCR testing, dogs can detect infections with high sensitivity (97%), though lower specificity (91%) - even when patients are asymptomatic. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/86ZJMYM8/compared-to-covid-19-pcr-testing-dogs-can-detect-infections-with-high-sensitivity-97-though-lower-specificity-91-even-when-patients-are-asymptomatic.html
MLA:
"Compared to COVID-19 PCR testing, dogs can detect infections with high sensitivity (97%), though lower specificity (91%) - even when patients are asymptomatic." Brightsurf News, Jun. 1 2022, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/86ZJMYM8/compared-to-covid-19-pcr-testing-dogs-can-detect-infections-with-high-sensitivity-97-though-lower-specificity-91-even-when-patients-are-asymptomatic.html.