Polyester nasal swabs collected in a dry tube are a robust and inexpensive, minimal self-collection kit for SARS-CoV-2 testing.
<h4>Background</h4>In order to identify an inexpensive yet highly stable SARS-CoV-2 collection device as an alternative to foam swabs stored in transport media, both contrived ("surrogate") CoV-positive and patient-collected spun polyester swabs stored in dry tubes were evaluat...
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| Main Authors: | Leah R Padgett, Lauren A Kennington, Charlotte L Ahls, Delini K Samarasinghe, Yuan-Po Tu, Michelle L Wallander, Shawna D Cooper, James S Elliott, Douglas Rains |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2021-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245423 |
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