Head-to-head comparison of SARS-CoV-2 antigen-detecting rapid test with self-collected nasal swab <i>versus</i> professional-collected nasopharyngeal swab
Andreas K. Lindner, Olga Nikolai, Franka Kausch, Mia Wintel, Franziska Hommes, Maximilian Gertler, Lisa J. Krüger, Mary Gaeddert, Frank Tobian, Federica Lainati, Lisa Köppel, Joachim Seybold, Victor M. Corman, Christian Drosten, Jörg Hofmann, Jilian A. Sacks, Frank P. Mockenhaupt, Claudia M. Denkinger
Abstract
<b>Supervised nasal self-sampling is a reliable alternative to professional nasopharyngeal sampling using a WHO-listed SARS-CoV-2 antigen-detecting rapid test. Self-sampling and potentially patient self-testing may be a future use case.</b>https://bit.ly/3mup0hS
Topics & Concepts
MedicineSampling (signal processing)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)VirologyTest (biology)AntigenImmunologyPathologyDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)BiologyPaleontologyComputer visionComputer scienceFilter (signal processing)SARS-CoV-2 detection and testingBiosensors and Analytical DetectionAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques