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Exploring alternative swabs for use in SARS-CoV-2 detection from the oropharynx and anterior nares
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...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier B.V.
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7415171/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32783913 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jviromet.2020.113948 |