Nasal swab as an alternative specimen for the detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

Kamrun NaharMst Noorjahan BegumSelim R TonyMohammad JubairMd Abir HossainYeasir KarimAbdullah Al FaisalMohammad Enayet Hossain Mohammed Ziaur RahmanMustafizur Rahman

Published in: Health science reports (2023)

Less invasive nasal swab sampling with adequate sensitivity can be used as an alternative to nasopharyngeal swabs for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 by real-time RT-PCR.

Keyphrases

respiratory syndrome coronavirus
sars cov
real time pcr
loop mediated isothermal amplification
coronavirus disease
label free
chronic rhinosinusitis
sensitive detection
quantum dots