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Walchak, Robert

Mayo Clinic

Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinicgrid.66875.3a, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.

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Evaluation of Self-Collected Midturbinate Nasal Swabs and Saliva for Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA
Boerger, Aimee C. , Buckwalter, Seanne P., Fernholz, Emily C. , Jannetto, Paul J. , Binnicker, Matthew J. , Reed, Katelyn A. , Walchak, Robert C., Woodliff, Ethan D., Johnson, Michael , Pritt, Bobbi S. , Buckwalter, Seanne, Reed, Katelyn, Walchak, Robert, Woodliff, Ethan, Pritt, Bobbi S

Journal of Clinical Microbiology | June 16, 2021 | Volume: 59 | Issue: 9 | Pages: No page available

10.1128/jcm.00848-21 Get It

Rapid and accurate diagnostic testing is essential to bring the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic to an end. As the demand for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing continues to increase amid supply shortages, many laboratories have investigated the use of sources other than nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs.