Anterior nasal versus nasal mid-turbinate sampling for a SARS-CoV-2 antigen-detecting rapid test: does localisation or professional collection matter?
Olga NikolaiChiara RohardtFrank TobianAndrea JungeVictor Max CormanTerry C JonesMary GaeddertFederica LainatiJilian A SacksJoachim SeyboldFrank P MockenhauptClaudia M DenkingerAndreas K LindnerPublished in: Infectious diseases (London, England) (2021)
Professional anterior nasal and nasal mid-turbinate sampling are of equivalent accuracy for an antigen-detecting rapid diagnostic test in ambulatory symptomatic adults. Participants were able to reliably perform nasal mid-turbinate sampling themselves, following written and illustrated instructions. Nasal self-sampling will facilitate scaling of SARS-CoV-2 antigen testing.