Detection and Stability of SARS-CoV-2 in Three Self-Collected Specimen Types: Flocked Midturbinate Swab (MTS) in Viral Transport Media, Foam MTS, and Saliva

ABSTRACT Respiratory specimen collection materials shortages hampers severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing. We compared specimen alternatives and evaluated SARS-CoV-2 RNA stability under simulated shipping conditions. We compared concordance of RT-PCR detection of SARS...

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Published in:	Microbiology Spectrum
Main Authors:	Vic Veguilla, Ashley L. Fowlkes, Adam Bissonnette, Shawn Beitel, Manjusha Gaglani, Christina A. Porucznik, Melissa S. Stockwell, Harmony L. Tyner, Allison L. Naleway, Sarang K. Yoon, Alberto J. Caban-Martinez, Meredith G. Wesley, Jazmin Duque, Zuha Jeddy, Joseph B. Stanford, Michael Daugherty, Ashton Dixon, Jefferey L. Burgess, Marilyn Odean, Holly C. Groom, Andrew L. Phillips, Natasha Schaefer-Solle, Peenaz Mistry, Melissa A. Rolfes, Mark Thompson, Fatimah S. Dawood, Jennifer Meece
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	American Society for Microbiology 2022-06-01
Subjects:	COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 sensitivity respiratory specimens RT-PCR
Online Access:	https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01033-22