Comparison of Unsupervised Home Self-collected Midnasal Swabs With Clinician-Collected Nasopharyngeal Swabs for Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Denise J. McCulloch, Ashley E. Kim, Naomi Wilcox, Jennifer K. Logue, Alexander L. Greninger, Janet A. Englund, Helen Y. Chu
Abstract
This diagnostic study compares unsupervised home self-collected midnasal swabs vs clinician-collected nasopharyngeal swabs for the detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
Topics & Concepts
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Medicine2019-20 coronavirus outbreakCoronavirusVirologyInternal medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakDiseaseSARS-CoV-2 detection and testingCOVID-19 diagnosis using AIDental Research and COVID-19