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To address this pandemic broad testing with an easy, comfortable and reliable testing method is of utmost concern. Nasopharyngeal (NP) swab sampling is the reference method though hampered by international supply shortages. A new oropharyngeal\/nasal (OP\/N) sampling method was investigated using the more readily available throat swab.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      35 patients were diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 by means of either NP or OP\/N sampling. The paired swabs were both positive in 31 patients. The one patient who tested negative on both NP and OP\/N swab on admission, was ultimately diagnosed on bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. A strong correlation was found between the viral RNA loads of the paired swabs (\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.76;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.05). The sensitivity of NP and OP\/N analysis in hospitalized patients (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200928) was 89.3% and 92.7% respectively.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study demonstrates equivalence of NP and OP\/N sampling for detection of SARS-CoV-2 by means of rRT-PCR. 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