Effectiveness of Self-Collected, Ambient Temperature-Preserved Nasal Swabs Compared to Samples Collected by Trained Staff for Genotyping of Respiratory Viruses by Shotgun RNA Sequencing: Comparative Study.
Raymond SotoLitty PaulChristina A PorucznikHeng XieRita Czakó StinnettBenjamin BriggsMatthew BiggerstaffJoseph B StanfordRobert SchlabergPublished in: JMIR formative research (2023)
Our results support the feasibility of a scalable and convenient means for the identification of respiratory viruses and implementation in pandemic preparedness for novel respiratory pathogens.