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YouTube Videos Demonstrating the Nasopharyngeal Swab Technique for SARS-CoV-2 Specimen Collection: Content Analysis.

Kyohei ItamuraArthur William WuElisa A IllingJonathan Y TingThomas S Higgins
Published in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2021)
Our findings show that over half of the videos documenting the nasopharyngeal swab test showed an incorrect technique, which could elevate false-negative test rates. Therefore, greater attention needs to be provided toward educating frontline health care workers who routinely perform nasopharyngeal swab procedures.
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