Feasibility of using alternative swabs and storage solutions for paired SARS-CoV-2 detection and microbiome analysis in the hospital environment

Feasibility of using alternative swabs and storage solutions for paired SARS-CoV-2 detection and microbiome analysis in the hospital environment

Abstract Background Determining the role of fomites in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is essential in the hospital setting and will likely be important outside of medical facilities as governments around the world make plans to ease COVID-19 public health restrictions and attempt to safely reopen ec...

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Main Authors: Jeremiah J. Minich, Farhana Ali, Clarisse Marotz, Pedro Belda-Ferre, Leslie Chiang, Justin P. Shaffer, Carolina S. Carpenter, Daniel McDonald, Jack Gilbert, Sarah M. Allard, Eric E. Allen, Rob Knight, Daniel A. Sweeney, Austin D. Swafford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Microbiome
Subjects:
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
RT-qPCR
Swab
Global health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-020-00960-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-020-00960-4

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