Self-Sampling of Oropharyngeal Swabs Among Healthcare Workers for Molecular Detection of Respiratory Viruses: A Valuable Approach for Epidemiological Studies and Surveillance Programs

• Main Authors: Cristina Galli (Author), Laura Pellegrinelli (Author), Gabriele Del Castillo (Author), Giovanni Forni (Author), Cecilia Eugenia Gandolfi (Author), Marco Mosillo (Author), Anna Pietronigro (Author), Navpreet Tiwana (Author), Silvana Castaldi (Author), Elena Pariani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study aimed at assessing the validity of self-collected (self-sampled) oropharyngeal (OP) swabs among healthcare workers compared to those collected by trained sentinel general practitioners (GP-sampled) from individuals with influenza-like illness (ILI), to be implemented in epidemiological st...