Health
Self-collected nasal swabs may provide a reliable alternative to nasopharyngeal swabs – News-Medical.Net
Under certain conditions, antigen testing using self-collected swabs from the anterior nose may constitute a reliable alternative to antigen testing using nasopharyngeal…
Under certain conditions, antigen testing using self-collected swabs from the anterior nose may constitute a reliable alternative to antigen testing using nasopharyngeal swabs collected by health professionals.
This is the conclusion drawn by a team of researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Heidelberg University Hospital. Results from their study have been published in the European Respiratory Journal.
Rapid antigen tests may be less reliable than PCR tests, but their speed and…
-
Noosa News21 hours agoEx-Townsville mayor Troy Thompson lied about army service, degrees, and cancer, says CCC
-
Noosa News21 hours agoSecurity concerns over Chinese-made Yutong fleet dismissed
-
Noosa News23 hours agoQueensland’s domestic violence policing and policies are being shaped by lived experience
-
Noosa News12 hours agoQueensland’s ‘promising’ coercive control laws see more than 50 charges laid in six months since criminalisation