Cotton-Tipped Plastic Swabs for SARS-CoV-2 RT-qPCR Diagnosis to Prevent Supply Shortages

被引：38

作者：

Freire-Paspuel, Byron ^{[1
]}

Vega-Marino, Patricio ^{[2
]}

Velez, Alberto ^{[2
]}

Castillo, Paulina ^{[2
]}

Elizabeth Gomez-Santos, Eliana ^{[3
]}

Cruz, Marilyn ^{[2
]}

Angel Garcia-Bereguiain, Miguel ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Amer, One Hlth Res Grp, Quito, Ecuador

[2] Agencia Regulac & Control Bioseguridad & Cuarente, Puerto Ayora, Ecuador

[3] Minist Salud Publ, Hosp Republ Ecuador, Puerto Ayora, Ecuador

来源：

FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR AND INFECTION MICROBIOLOGY | 2020年 / 10卷

关键词：

SARS-CoV-2; surveillance; swabs; cotton swab; rayon swab;

D O I：

10.3389/fcimb.2020.00356

中图分类号：

R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];

学科分类号：

100102 ;

摘要：

CDC and WHO guidelines for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) diagnosis only recommend synthetic fiber swabs for nasopharyngeal (NP) sampling. We show that cotton-tipped plastic swabs do not inhibit PCR and have equivalent performance to rayon swabs. Cotton-tipped plastic swabs are massively produced worldwide and would prevent swab supply shortages under the current high SARS-CoV-2 testing demands, particularly in developing countries.

引用

页数：4

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