Extended storage of SARS-CoV-2 nasopharyngeal swabs does not negatively impact results of molecular-based testing across three clinical platforms.
J Clin Pathol
; 75(1): 61-64, 2022 Jan.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1575635
ABSTRACT
With the global outbreak of COVID-19, the demand for testing rapidly increased and quickly exceeded the testing capacities of many laboratories. Clinical tests which receive CE (Conformité Européenne) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorisations cannot always be tested thoroughly in a real-world environment. Here we demonstrate the long-term stability of nasopharyngeal swab specimens for SARS-CoV-2 molecular testing across three assays recently approved by the US FDA under Emergency Use Authorization. This study demonstrates that nasopharyngeal swab specimens can be stored under refrigeration or even ambient conditions for 21 days without clinically impacting the results of the real-time reverse transcriptase-PCR testing.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Specimen Handling
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Clin Pathol
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jclinpath-2020-206738
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