Head-to-head comparison of SARS-CoV-2 antigen-detecting rapid test with self-collected nasal swab versus professional-collected nasopharyngeal swab

Andreas K Lindner, Olga Nikolai, Franka Kausch, Mia Wintel, Franziska Hommes, Maximilian Gertler, Lisa J Krüger, Mary Gaeddert, Frank Tobian, Federica Lainati, Lisa Köppel, Joachim Seybold, Victor M Corman, Christian Drosten, Jörg Hofmann, Jilian A Sacks, Frank P Mockenhaupt, Claudia M Denkinger, Andreas K Lindner, Olga Nikolai, Franka Kausch, Mia Wintel, Franziska Hommes, Maximilian Gertler, Lisa J Krüger, Mary Gaeddert, Frank Tobian, Federica Lainati, Lisa Köppel, Joachim Seybold, Victor M Corman, Christian Drosten, Jörg Hofmann, Jilian A Sacks, Frank P Mockenhaupt, Claudia M Denkinger

Abstract

Supervised nasal self-sampling is a reliable alternative to professional nasopharyngeal sampling using a WHO-listed SARS-CoV-2 antigen-detecting rapid test. Self-sampling and potentially patient self-testing may be a future use case. https://bit.ly/3mup0hS

Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: A.K. Lindner has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: O. Nikolai has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: F. Kausch has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: M. Wintel has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: F. Hommes has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: M. Gertler has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: L.J. Krüger has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: M. Gaeddert has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: F. Tobian has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: F. Lainati has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: L. Köppel has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: J. Seybold has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: V.M. Corman has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: C. Drosten has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: J. Hofmann has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: J.A. Sacks reports grants from UK Department of International Development (DFID, recently replaced by FCMO), World Health Organization (WHO) and Unitaid, during the conduct of the study. Conflict of interest: F.P. Mockenhaupt has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: C.M. Denkinger reports grants from Foundation of Innovative Diagnostics and Ministry of Science, Research and Culture, State of Baden Wuerttemberg, Germany, during the conduct of the study.

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