2021-07-18Zeitschriftenartikel
Self-collected oral, nasal and saliva samples yield sensitivity comparable to professionally collected oro-nasopharyngeal swabs in SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis among symptomatic outpatients
Gertler, Maximilian; Krause, Eva; van Loon, Welmoed; Krug, Niklas; Kausch, Franka; Rohardt, Chiara; Rössig, Heike; Michel, Janine; Nitsche, Andreas; Mall, Marcus A.; Nikolai, Olga; Hommes, Franziska; Burock, Susen; Lindner, Andreas K.; Mockenhaupt, Frank P.; Pison, Ulrich; Seybold, Joachim
Introduction
Containing COVID-19 requires broad-scale testing. However, sample collection requires qualified personnel and protective equipment and may cause transmission. We assessed the sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2-rtPCR ...