Self-collected upper respiratory tract swabs for COVID-19 test’: A feasible way to increase overall testing rate and conserve resources in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorAdeniji, Adeloye Aen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-17T07:17:20Z
dc.date.available2022-03-17T07:17:20Z
dc.date.issued2020-05-28
dc.descriptionAdeniji AA. ‘Self-collected upper respiratory tract swabs for COVID-19 test’: A feasible way to increase overall testing rate and conserve resources in South Africa. Afr J Prm Health Care Fam Med. 2020;12(1), a2445. https://doi.org/10.4102/phcfm. v12i1.2445
dc.description.abstractDisparity in the testing rate of SARS-CoV-2 amongst different countries and regions is a very big challenge in understanding the COVID-19 pandemic. Although some developed countries have a very high testing rate and subsequently a high number of confirmed cases, less developed countries have a low testing rate and an illusive positivity rate. Collection of the upper respiratory specimen is not often comfortable. The discomfort could be accompanied with epistaxis and headache in some patients. The trained personnel taking the swab is forced to protect self with personal protective equipment (PPE) to avoid infections that may result from the patient due to provoked cough, sneezing and spitting. This study looks into an efficient means of increasing the testing rate for COVID 19 without compromising the quality. A literature review was conducted on the different modalities of collecting upper respiratory specimens and assessing the efficacy of samples collected using different methods in terms of the laboratory yield of different pathogens. Self-collection of upper respiratory tract specimen for diagnostic purposes is not new. Studies have demonstrated that trained staff-collected nasal swabs are not in any way superior to self-collected or parent-assisted swabs. The laboratory yield of different specimens is not determined by who took the sample but by the anatomical site from where the specimen was collected. Self collection of the upper respiratory swabs will not only increase the testing rate but also preserve the scarce PPE and reduces health care worker’s COVID 19 infection rate in South Africa.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issnISSN: (Online) 2071-2936, (Print) 2071-2928
dc.identifier.otherDOI: 10.4102/phcfm.v12i1.2445
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/124338
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.rights.holder"Author retains copyright"
dc.subjectWorld Health Organization (WHO)en_ZA
dc.subjectnasalen_ZA
dc.subjectnasopharyngealen_ZA
dc.subjectpersonal protective equipment (PPE)en_ZA
dc.titleSelf-collected upper respiratory tract swabs for COVID-19 test’: A feasible way to increase overall testing rate and conserve resources in South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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