Original article: novelty of Canadian manufacture nasopharyngeal swabs for collection of samples being tested for SARS-CoV-2 in a pandemic setting

• Main Authors: Sandra Palomino-Padilla (Author), Guillermo Caceres-Cardenas (Author), Rodrigo Calderon (Author), Alex C-T. Ko (Author), Lauren Garnett (Author), Kaylie Doan (Author), Patrick Chong (Author), Hammerly Lino (Author), Tatiana Caceres (Author), Teodor Veres (Author), Claudia C. Dos Santos (Author), Birgit Nielsen (Author), Cesar Ugarte-Gil (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ObjectivesThe COVID-19 pandemic caused a global shortage of nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs, required for RT-PCR testing. Canadian manufacturers were contacted to share NP swab innovations. The primary objective was to determine whether novel NP test swabs were comparable to commercially available swabs r...