Comparison of Unsupervised Home Self-collected Midnasal Swabs With Clinician-Collected Nasopharyngeal Swabs for Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Infection.

Denise J McCulloch Ashley E Kim Naomi C Wilcox Jennifer K Logue Alex L Greninger Janet A Englund Helen Y Chu

JAMA Netw Open

Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Washington, Seattle.

Published: July 2020

This study evaluates the effectiveness of home-collected midnasal swabs compared to professional nasopharyngeal swabs in detecting SARS-CoV-2.
It emphasizes the potential of unsupervised self-collection methods for diagnosing COVID-19.
The findings could have implications for testing accessibility and public health strategies.

This diagnostic study compares unsupervised home self-collected midnasal swabs vs clinician-collected nasopharyngeal swabs for the detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

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