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Yield of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Lower Respiratory Tract Testing After a Negative Nasopharyngeal Test Among Hospitalized Persons Under Investigation for Coronavirus Disease 2019.

Kenechukwu EgbuonuEmily P HyleRocio M HurtadoGeorge A AlbaKimon C ZacharyJohn A BrandaKathryn A HibbertDavid C HooperErica S ShenoySarah E TurbettCaitlin M Dugdale
Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2021)
Among hospitalized persons under investigation for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), more repeated severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) after a negative NAAT were positive from lower than from upper respiratory tract specimens (1.9% vs 1.0%, P = .033). Lower respiratory testing should be prioritized among patients displaying respiratory symptoms with moderate-to-high suspicion for COVID-19 after 1 negative upper respiratory NAAT.
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