Cotton-Tipped Plastic Swabs for SARS-CoV-2 RT-qPCR Diagnosis to Prevent Supply Shortages.
Front Cell Infect Microbiol
; 10: 356, 2020.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-642075
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ABSTRACT
CDC and WHO guidelines for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) diagnosis only recommend synthetic fiber swabs for nasopharyngeal (NP) sampling. We show that cotton-tipped plastic swabs do not inhibit PCR and have equivalent performance to rayon swabs. Cotton-tipped plastic swabs are massively produced worldwide and would prevent swab supply shortages under the current high SARS-CoV-2 testing demands, particularly in developing countries.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Coronavirus Infections
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Clinical Laboratory Techniques
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Diagnostic Equipment
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Disposable Equipment
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Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Front Cell Infect Microbiol
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Fcimb.2020.00356
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