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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Resumen

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.

Idioma originalEnglish
Número de artículo113948
PublicaciónJournal of Virological Methods
Volumen285
DOI
EstadoPublished - nov. 2020

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Funding Information:
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.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier B.V.

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Virology

PubMed: MeSH publication types

  • Journal Article

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