Impact of swab removal in the detection of SARS-CoV-2 weakly-positive specimens

• DOI: 10.1099/acmi.0.000718.v3
• Publication Date: 2023-12-12T12:17:16Z
• Authors: Azul Zorzoli; Susan Bennett-Slater; Alasdair MacLean; Gina McAllister; Rory Gunson; Kate Templeton
• Keywords: 0303 health sciences; 03 medical and health sciences; Short Communications; 3. Good health

Graphical Abstract Early removal of swabs can accelerate laboratory work and enhance quality by decreasing contamination and errors in downstream procedures. This article aims to compare the traditional testing workflow in a diagnostic laboratory (red), with manual swab removal and aliquoting vs a swab-out laboratory workflow (blue).