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It is therefore necessary to consider an alternative, more comfortable swab.\nAim:\u00a0Evaluated the concordance between nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal sampling for COVID-19 diagnosis in the Cameroonian context.\nSetting:\u00a0This study was carried out at \u201cChantal Biya\u201d International Reference Centre for Research on HIV\/AIDS Prevention and Management (CIRCB) in Yaound\u00e9, Cameroon.\nMethods:\u00a0A comparative study was conducted in April 2021 among consenting participants tested for COVID-19 at \u201cChantal Biya\u201d International Reference Centre for Research on HIV\/AIDS Prevention and Management (CIRCB) in Yaound\u00e9, Cameroon. Sampling began with nasopharyngeal swabs, followed by oropharyngeal swabs, all taken by the same technician, and analysis was carried out using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests on the Abbott platform. Statistical analyses were performed using GraphPad version 6.0;\u00a0p\u00a0&lt; 0.05 was considered statistically significant.\nResults:\u00a0A total of 154 participants were enrolled (59.7% male, median age 38 years, interquartile range [IQR]: 30\u201349). Following PCR testing, the overall COVID-19 positivity rate was 36.36% (56\/154), with 34.41% (n\u00a0= 53\/154) in nasopharyngeal versus 16.23% (n\u00a0= 25\/154) in oropharyngeal samples,\u00a0p\u00a0&lt; 0.0002. The overall concordance rate was 78% (n\u00a0= 120\/154), with 39.28% positive concordance and 74.24% negative concordance (kappa = 0.441 [0.289\u20130.513]). According to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 viral load, the positive concordance was improved with high viral load (cycle threshold [CT]: \u2264 25): 61% (n\u00a0= 11\/18) versus 31% (n\u00a0= 11\/35) with low viral load (CT &gt; 25),\u00a0p\u00a0= 0.037; odds ratio (OR) = 3.43. According to gender, the positive concordance was higher in men, 55% (n\u00a0= 16\/29), versus 25% (n\u00a0= 6\/24) in women,\u00a0p\u00a0= 0.021; OR = 0.27. Using nasopharyngeal swab as the gold standard, oropharyngeal swab had a sensitivity of 41.50% (n\u00a0= 22\/53), specificity 97.02% (n\u00a0= 98\/101), positive predictive value (PPV) 88% (n\u00a0= 22\/25) and negative predictive value (NPV) 76% (n\u00a0= 98\/129).\nConclusion:\u00a0Our evidence suggests a superiority effect of nasopharyngeal in detecting cases of COVID-19. 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