Self-collected oral, nasal and saliva samples yield sensitivity comparable to professionally collected oro-nasopharyngeal swabs in SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis among symptomatic outpatients

Self-collected oral, nasal and saliva samples yield sensitivity comparable to professionally collected oro-nasopharyngeal swabs in SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis among symptomatic outpatients

Introduction: Containing COVID-19 requires broad-scale testing. However, sample collection requires qualified personnel and protective equipment and may cause transmission. We assessed the sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2-rtPCR applying three self-sampling techniques as compared to professionally collected...

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Main Authors: Maximilian Gertler, Eva Krause, Welmoed van Loon, Niklas Krug, Franka Kausch, Chiara Rohardt, Heike Rössig, Janine Michel, Andreas Nitsche, Marcus A. Mall, Olga Nikolai, Franziska Hommes, Susen Burock, Andreas K. Lindner, Frank P. Mockenhaupt, Ulrich Pison, Joachim Seybold
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Covid-19
Testing
Self-sampling
Screenings
rtRT-PCR sensitivity
Diagnostic accuracy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221006019

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