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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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Autores principales: Patriquin, Glenn, Davis, Ian, Heinstein, Charles, MacDonald, Jimmy, Hatchette, Todd F., LeBlanc, Jason J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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