Sensitivity of nasopharyngeal swabs and saliva for the detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
Detection Principle
NucleicAcid-PCR based
Target
RdRp-region, E-gene, N-gene
Testing Method Category
PCR_KIT
Testing Method
kit
Testing Method - Additional Info
Allplex 2019-nCoV Assay (100T) (Seegene Inc, Seoul, Korea)
Reported Performance
Sensitivity: 89% (nasopharyngeal swabs), 72% (saliva)
Sample Size
91 patients
Peer-reviewed
yes
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