Assessing the performance of regular surgical nose masks as a sampling method for SARS-CoV-2 detection in a cross-sectional study.

Assessing the performance of regular surgical nose masks as a sampling method for SARS-CoV-2 detection in a cross-sectional study.

Nose masks are widely worn for protection against respiratory pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2. They have been reported as possible substrates for viral sampling and testing for COVID-19 but, evaluations have so far been purposive; involving individuals known to have the infection and using improved...

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Main Authors: Millicent Opoku, Elizabeth Obeng-Aboagye, Georgina Yaa Kwartemaa Boamah, Dina Adu-Asamoah, Rahmat Bint Yusif Ismail, Margaret Sena Akpo, Elizabeth Etornam Dogbatse, Joseph Abraham, John Kofi Odoom, Irene Owusu Donkor, Jewelna Akorli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0293001&type=printable

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