Exploring alternative swabs for use in SARS-CoV-2 detection from the oropharynx and anterior nares

Glenn Patriquin; Ian Davis; Charles Heinstein; Jimmy MacDonald; Todd F. Hatchette; Jason J. LeBlanc

doi:10.1016/j.jviromet.2020.113948

Exploring alternative swabs for use in SARS-CoV-2 detection from the oropharynx and anterior nares

Glenn Patriquin, Ian Davis, Charles Heinstein, Jimmy MacDonald, Todd F. Hatchette, Jason J. LeBlanc

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a worldwide shortage of nasopharyngeal swabs and universal transport media. This study evaluated a combined oropharynx/nares (OP/Na) sample collection using two readily-available non-flocked swabs, transported in phosphate-buffered saline, and demonstrates equivalent performance in SARS-CoV-2 detection compared to a previously-validated OP/Na collection kit.

Original language	English
Article number	113948
Journal	Journal of Virological Methods
Volume	285
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jviromet.2020.113948
Publication status	Published - Nov 2020

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The authors are indebted to the members of the Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA), who were instrumental for sample processing and laboratory testing.

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