Publications by authors named "Elena A Rechkina"
Cervical cancer burden is high where prophylactic vaccination and screening coverage are low. We demonstrated in a multicenter randomized, double-blind, controlled trial that single-dose human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination had high vaccine efficacy (VE) against persistent infection at 18 months in Kenyan women. Here, we report findings of this trial through 3 years of follow-up.
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- The study compares different swab types and collection sites for testing SARS-CoV-2, focusing on the effectiveness of self-collected swabs from the anterior nares and tongue compared to standard nurse-collected nasopharyngeal swabs.
- Results show that anterior nares swabs had higher diagnostic sensitivity using RT-PCR and antigen testing than tongue swabs, with sensitivities of 91-100% against viral culture.
- The findings suggest that self-collection of anterior nares specimens could serve as a viable alternative for SARS-CoV-2 testing in certain situations.