Cotton-Tipped Plastic Swabs for SARS-CoV-2 RT-qPCR Diagnosis to Prevent Supply Shortages

Cotton-Tipped Plastic Swabs for SARS-CoV-2 RT-qPCR Diagnosis to Prevent Supply Shortages

CDC and WHO guidelines for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) diagnosis only recommend synthetic fiber swabs for nasopharyngeal (NP) sampling. We show that cotton-tipped plastic swabs do not inhibit PCR and have equivalent performance to rayon swabs. Cotton-tipped plastic s...

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Main Authors: Byron Freire-Paspuel, Patricio Vega-Mariño, Alberto Velez, Paulina Castillo, Eliana Elizabeth Gomez-Santos, Marilyn Cruz, Miguel Angel Garcia-Bereguiain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
SARS-CoV-2
surveillance
swabs
cotton swab
rayon swab
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2020.00356/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2020.00356/full

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