Head-to-head comparison of SARS-CoV-2 antigen-detecting rapid test with professional-collected nasal<i>versus</i>nasopharyngeal swab
Andreas K. Lindner, Olga Nikolai, Chiara Rohardt, Susen Burock, Claudia Hülso, Alisa Bölke, Maximilian Gertler, Lisa J. Krüger, Mary Gaeddert, Frank Tobian, Federica Lainati, Joachim Seybold, Terry C. Jones, Jörg Hofmann, Jilian A. Sacks, Frank P. Mockenhaupt, Claudia M. Denkinger
Abstract
<b>Professional nasal sampling is a reliable alternative to nasopharyngeal sampling when using a WHO-listed SARS-CoV-2 antigen-detecting rapid test. This less invasive method needs less training to facilitate rapid scaling of testing strategies.</b>https://bit.ly/3pEVlUL
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Sampling (signal processing)MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)AntigenTest (biology)Virology2019-20 coronavirus outbreakImmunologyInternal medicineComputer scienceBiologyFilter (signal processing)DiseasePaleontologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)Computer visionOutbreakSARS-CoV-2 detection and testingRespiratory viral infections researchBiosensors and Analytical Detection