Value of swab types and collection time on SARS-COV-2 detection using RT-PCR assay.
J Virol Methods
; 286: 113974, 2020 12.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-779367
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Low viral load from patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 during infection late stage easily lead to false negative nucleic acid testing results, thus having great challenges to the prevention and control of the current pandemic. In present study, we mainly aimed to evaluate specimen types and specimen collection timepoint on the positive detection of 2019 novel coronavirus from patients at infection late stage based on RT-PCR testing.METHODS:
Paired nasopharyngeal swabs, nasal swabs, oropharyngeal swabs and anal swabs were collected from patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 during infection late stage before washing in the morning and afternoon on the same day. Then virus RNA was extracted and tested for 2019-nCoV identification by RT-PCR within 24 h.RESULTS:
Viral load was low at late infection stage. Specimens collected before washing in the morning would increase the detection ratio of 2019-nCoV. Detection ratio of nasopharyngeal swab [65 (95 % CI 49.51-77.87) vs 42.5(95 % CI 28.51-57.8)] or nasal swab [57.5 (95 % CI 42.2-71.49) vs 35 (95 % CI 22.13-50.49)] is higher not only than oropharyngeal swab[22.5 (95 % CI 12.32-37.5) vs 7.5 (95 % CI 2.58-19.86)], but also anal swab[2.5 (95 % CI 0.44-12.88) vs 5 (95 % CI 1.38-16.5)].CONCLUSIONS:
In summary, our research discovers that nasopharyngeal or nasal swab collected before washing in the morning might be more suitable for detecting of large-scale specimens from patients infected with low SARS-CoV-2 load during infection late stage. Those results could facilitate other laboratories in collecting appropriate specimens for improving detection of SARS-CoV-2 from patients during infection late stage as well as initially screening.Keywords
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Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Specimen Handling
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Coronavirus Infections
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Clinical Laboratory Techniques
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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
J Virol Methods
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.jviromet.2020.113974
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