In:
Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde, FapUNIFESP (SciELO), Vol. 31, No. 1 ( 2022)
Abstract:
Abstract Objective To show the feasibility of the combined use of self-collected nasopharyngeal swab and pool testing to detect SARS-CoV-2 in epidemiological surveys. Methods This experience included a sample of 154 students at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, who performed self-collected nasopharyngeal swab in individual cabins and without supervision. The molecular test was performed using the pool testing technique. Results It took each person 5 minutes to collect the sample. An analysis was performed to detect endogenous RNA in 40 samples. The results showed that there were no failures resulting from self-collection. None of the pools detected the presence of viral RNA. The cost of molecular testing (RT-PCR), by pool testing, with samples obtained by self-collection was about ten times lower than the usual methods. Conclusion The strategies that were investigated proved to be economically feasible and valid for the research on SARS-CoV-2 in epidemiological surveys.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2237-9622
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1679-4974
Uniform Title:
Self-collected nasopharyngeal swab and molecular test using pool testing as strategies to detect severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): feasibility in medical students at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2021
DOI:
10.1590/s1679-49742022000100002
Language:
Portuguese
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English
Publisher:
FapUNIFESP (SciELO)
Publication Date:
2022
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2880588-4
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