| Literature DB >> 33743711 |
Silvia Ricci1,2, Lorenzo Lodi1,2, Francesco Citera3, Francesco Nieddu2, Maria Moriondo2, Valentina Guarnieri2, Mattia Giovannini1, Giuseppe Indolfi4, Massimo Resti5, Alberto Zanobini6, Chiara Azzari1,2.
Abstract
The sample collection procedure for SARS-CoV-2 has a strong impact on diagnostic capability, contact tracing approach, ultimately affecting the infection containment performance. This study demonstrates that self-collected nasal-swab has shown to be a valid and well tolerated procedure to SARS-CoV-2 surveillance in a healthcare system. More significantly, no performance adequacy difference was detected in self-administered swabs between healthcare worker (HCW) and non-HCW which allows to speculate that this procedure could be successfully extended to the entire population for mass screening.Entities:
Keywords: Nasal-swab; SARS-CoV-2 testing; Self-swab; Surveillance
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Year: 2021 PMID: 33743711 PMCID: PMC7980800 DOI: 10.1186/s12985-021-01533-z
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Virol J ISSN: 1743-422X Impact factor: 4.099