Sputum testing provides higher rate of COVID-19 detection

ScienceDaily
Jul 24, 2020, 2:10 pm144 pts
In a meta-analysis, researchers found that sputum was more accurate than nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal swabs. The study also shows early testing increased rates of COVID-19 diagnosis.

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