Comparison of Unsupervised Home Self-collected Midnasal Swabs With Clinician-Collected Nasopharyngeal Swabs for Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Infection

JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Jul 1;3(7):e2016382. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.16382.

Abstract

This diagnostic study compares unsupervised home self-collected midnasal swabs vs clinician-collected nasopharyngeal swabs for the detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Betacoronavirus / isolation & purification*
  • COVID-19
  • Clinical Laboratory Techniques / methods
  • Clinical Laboratory Techniques / trends
  • Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis*
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
  • Coronavirus Infections / virology
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Humans
  • Nasal Cavity / virology
  • Nasopharynx / virology
  • Observational Studies as Topic
  • Pandemics
  • Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology
  • Pneumonia, Viral / virology
  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic / standards
  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic / supply & distribution
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Specimen Handling / methods
  • Specimen Handling / statistics & numerical data
  • Specimen Handling / trends*
  • Viral Load / instrumentation

Substances

  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic