Self-collection: An appropriate alternative during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
Detection Principle
NucleicAcid-PCR based
Target
E/RdRP, N2
Testing Method Category
PCR_KIT
Testing Method
kit & in-house
Testing Method - Additional Info
comparison between performance of self collected nasal & throat swabs and health-workers collected swabs. analysis performed with CFX96 Touch RT-PCR Detection Systems (BioRad, Hercules, California USA), and in-house developed Taqman assay targeting the E gene
Reported Performance
Remark: Self collection was highly concordant with Helath-care collection (??=?0.890)
Sample Size
236 patients
Peer-reviewed
yes
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