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Non-invasive skin swab samples can rapidly detect COVID-19 – News-Medical.Net
Researchers at the University of Surrey have found that non-invasive skin swab samples may be enough to detect COVID-19.
Researchers at the University of Surrey have found that non-invasive skin swab samples may be enough to detect COVID-19.
The most widely used approach to testing for COVID-19 requires a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, which involves taking a swab of the back of the throat and far inside the nose.
In a paper published by Lancet E Clinical Medicine, chemists from Surrey teamed up with Frimley NHS Trust and the Universities of Manchester and Leicester to collect sebum samples from 67 hospitalized…
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