Single-swab sampling for suspected COVID-19 cases: a time-dependent function?
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DOI: 10.1007/s00405-021-07030-x
Abstract: SARS-CoV-2 is an enveloped, positive-sense, singlestranded RNA β-coronavirus. The resulting COVID-19 infection spread rapidly worldwide, and has become a public health emergency of international concern (pandemic). Although SARS-CoV-2 has a lower case-fatality rate, compared to… read more here.
Keywords: swab sampling; single swab; time; sensitivity ... See more keywords
Double-swab 5% versus single-swab 10% iodophor for reducing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with routine chlorhexidine bathing.
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DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.339
Abstract: In a prospective cohort study, we compared a 2-swabs-per-nostril 5% iodophor regimen with a 1-swab-per-nostril 10% iodophor regimen on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage in nursing-home residents. Compared with baseline, both single-swab and double-swab regimens resulted… read more here.
Keywords: staphylococcus aureus; single swab; resistant staphylococcus; methicillin resistant ... See more keywords