Clinical Utility of Buccal Swabs for Sars-Cov-2 Detection in Covid-19-Infected Children.

Kai-Qian Kam,Chee Fu Yung,Matthias Maiwald,Chia Yin Chong,Han Yang Soong,Liat Hui Loo,Natalie Woon Hui Tan,Jiahui Li,Karen Donceras Nadua,Koh Cheng Thoon

Clinical Utility of Buccal Swabs for Sars-Cov-2 Detection in Covid-19-Infected Children.

2020

Kai-Qian Kam
Chee Fu Yung
Matthias Maiwald
Chia Yin Chong
Han Yang Soong
Liat Hui Loo
Natalie Woon Hui Tan
Jiahui Li
Karen Donceras Nadua
Koh Cheng Thoon

SARS-CoV-2 was detected from at least 1 buccal specimen in 9 out of 11 COVID-19-infected children (81.8%). The viral loads in buccal specimens were substantially lower than those in nasopharyngeal specimens. Buccal swabs for SARS-CoV-2 are not good as screening specimens for COVID-19 in children.

Keywords:

Saliva
Buccal swab
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Buccal administration
2019 20 coronavirus outbreak
Coronavirus disease 2019
Virology
Viral load
Medicine

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