Self-swabbing versus assisted swabbing for viral detection by qRT-PCR: the experience from SARS-CoV-2 based on a meta-analysis of six prospectively designed evaluations conducted in a UK setting

Self-swabbing versus assisted swabbing for viral detection by qRT-PCR: the experience from SARS-CoV-2 based on a meta-analysis of six prospectively designed evaluations conducted in a UK setting

Purpose: In April 2020, the UK Government implemented NHS Test and Trace to provide SARS-CoV-2 quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) testing for the public, with nose-and-throat swabbing for samples performed by trained staff. Self-swabbing (SS) would allow rapid sca...

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Main Authors:	Fowler, T, Chapman, D, Futschik, ME, Tunkel, SA, Blandford, E, Turek, E, Kolade, O, da Cunha, SS, Dodgson, A, Klapper, P, Sudhanva, M, Davies, L, Hill, S, Hopkins, S, Peto, T
Format:	Journal article
Language:	English
Published:	Springer 2024

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