About The Study: This randomized clinical trial found that a single health care worker-collected throat specimen had higher sensitivity for rapid antigen testing for SARS-CoV-2 than a nasal specimen. In contrast, the self-collected nasal specimens had higher sensitivity than throat specimens for symptomatic participants. Adding a throat specimen to the standard practice of collecting a single nasal specimen could improve sensitivity for rapid antigen testing in health care and home-based settings.
Authors: Tobias Todsen, M.D., Ph.D., of Copenhagen University Hospital in Copenhagen, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.44295)
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