Detection of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in outpatients: A multicenter comparison of self-collected saline gargle, oral swab, and combined oral–anterior nasal swab to a provider collected nasopharyngeal swab

BACKGROUND: Widespread testing for severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is necessary to curb the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), but testing is undermined when the only option is a nasopharyngeal swab. Self-collected swab techniques can overcome many of the disadv...

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Published in:Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
Main Authors: Kandel, Christopher E., Young, Matthew, Serbanescu, Mihaela Anca, Powis, Jeff E., Bulir, David, Callahan, James, Katz, Kevin, McCready, Janine, Racher, Hilary, Sheldrake, Elena, Quon, Dorothy, Vojdani, Omid Kyle, McGeer, Allison, Goneau, Lee W., Vermeiren, Christie
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Cambridge University Press 2021
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7870921/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33436122
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ice.2021.2
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