Application of an optimized pharyngeal swab-assisted device in pharyngeal sampling for COVID-19 patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has triggered a global pandemic. Healthcare workers are placed at an elevated risk of nosocomial cross-infection from clinical exposure. One diagnostic criterion for COVID-19 is a positive result from a real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) assay of pharyngeal swab specimens, which has been a routine procedure for healthcare workers during the outbreak. In the context of a global shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE), we aimed to lower the probability of clinical cross-infection without impacting the results of pharynx sampling through an optimized pharyngeal swab assisted device (OPAD).

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Jia J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7944259 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature