Abstract
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV- 2) was detected from at least 1 buccal specimen in 9 of 11 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-infected children (81.8%). Viral loads in buccal specimens were substantially lower than those in nasopharyngeal specimens. Buccal swabs are not good as COVID-19 screening specimens in children.
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Kam, K. Q., Yung, C. F., Maiwald, M., Chong, C. Y., Soong, H. Y., Loo, L. H., … Thoon, K. C. (2021). Clinical utility of buccal swabs for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 detection in coronavirus disease 2019-infected children. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, 9(3), 370–372. https://doi.org/10.1093/JPIDS/PIAA068
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