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Low-Cost Polyester-Tipped Three-Dimensionally Printed Nasopharyngeal Swab for the Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Related Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

Mohammad Alghounaim, Sulaiman Almazeedi, Sarah Al‐Youha, Jesse Papenburg, Osama Alowaish, Ghadeer AbdulHussain, Rawan Al-Shemali, Ahmad Albuloushi, Saud Alzabin, Khaled Al-Wogayan, Yousef Al-Mutawa, Salman Al‐Sabah

2020Journal of Clinical Microbiology28 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

Case identification, isolation, and contact tracing are fundamental strategies used to control the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This has led to widespread testing that interrupted the supply chain for testing materials around the world. A prospective study was conducted to compare inexpensive and easily sourced 3-dimensionally (3D)-printed polylactic acid and polyester nasopharyngeal swabs to commercially manufactured swabs for the detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

Topics & Concepts

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)CoronavirusContact tracingIsolation (microbiology)Polylactic acid2019-20 coronavirus outbreakMedicineVirologyRespiratory systemMicrobiologyBiologyPathologyInternal medicineDiseaseMaterials scienceInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakComposite materialPolymerSARS-CoV-2 detection and testingDental Research and COVID-19COVID-19 diagnosis using AI
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