The acceptability and validity of self-collected nasal swabs for detection of influenza virus infection among older adults in Thailand.
Sonal GoyalKriengkrai PrasertPrabda PraphasiriMalinee ChittaganpitchSunthareeya WaicharoenDarunee DitsungnoenSiriluk JaichuangKim A LindbladePublished in: Influenza and other respiratory viruses (2017)
Self-collection of nasal swabs was acceptable to older adults in Thailand who were able to take adequate samples. Self-collection of nasal swabs may improve the timeliness of sample collection but lower sensitivity will need to be considered.