1.
American Journal of Infection Control
; 50(7):S27-S27, 2022.
Article
in English
| PMC | ID: covidwho-1905543
2.
Access Microbiol
; 2(12): acmi000176, 2020.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1045782
ABSTRACT
Sputum and endotracheal aspirates (ETs) are not among the vendor-approved specimens for the Cepheid Xpert SARS-CoV-2 assay. However, they are the common lower respiratory tract specimens submitted for laboratory diagnosis. Testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in lower respiratory tract samples is required for the discharge of patients from coronavirus disease (COVID) units at some institutions. We developed a protocol used for testing unliquified viscous sputum or tracheal aspirate with the Cepheid Xpert SARS-CoV-2 assay.