Do we cause false positives? An experimental series on droplet or airborne SARS-CoV-2 contamination of sampling tubes during swab collection in a test center

Do we cause false positives? An experimental series on droplet or airborne SARS-CoV-2 contamination of sampling tubes during swab collection in a test center

Abstract The rapid spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic urged immense testing capacities as one cornerstone of infection control. Many institutions opened outpatient SARS-CoV-2 test centers to allow large number of tests in comparatively short time frames. With increasing positive test ra...

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Main Authors: Thomas Scheier, Cyril Shah, Michael Huber, Hugo Sax, Barbara Hasse, Huldrych F. Günthard, Alexandra Trkola, Peter W. Schreiber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
False-positive test results
Contamination
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-021-00920-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-021-00920-z

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