1005. COVID-19 At-Home Capillary Blood Specimen Collection Pilot – Gaining Insight into Independent Self- Collection of Blood Specimens and COVID-19 Within the Veteran Population
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab466.1199
Abstract: Abstract Background The VA Million Veteran Program (MVP) studies what factors influence Veteran health. Current procedures involve collection of venous blood at MVP enrollment sites. To examine home specimen collection options, MVP performed a pilot… read more here.
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Assessing the use of a micro-sampling device for measuring blood protein levels in healthy subjects and COVID-19 patients
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0272572
Abstract: Background Venous phlebotomy performed by trained personnel is critical for patient diagnosis and monitoring of chronic disease, but has limitations in resource-constrained settings, and represents an infection control challenge during outbreaks. Self-collection devices have the… read more here.
Keywords: covid patients; serum; micro sampling; tasso sst ... See more keywords