Optimizing oropharyngeal swabbing techniques: the relationship between force applied and SARS-CoV-2 detection sensitivity
These findings indicate that while applying greater force during sample collection increases the number of collected cells, it does not improve the sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 detection and can even lead to poorer results. Further research should focus on optimizing swab design to improve sample quality and the number of cells obtained.
Authors
- Paul Rahden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9008-9335)
- Yasmin Youssef (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6878-1059)
- Ralf Henkelmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5274-1896)
- Pierre Hepp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6510-2943)
- Peter Melcher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4747-8488)
- Corinna Pietsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6029-3368)
- Sandra Bergs
Institutions
- Helios Park-Klinikum Leipzig (DE)
- Leipzig University (DE)
- Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2025-03-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3205/dgkh000539
- Primary Topic
- Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00