Feasibility of large-scale population testing for SARS-CoV-2 detection by self-testing at home

Abstract The simplicity and low cost of rapid point-of-care tests greatly facilitate large-scale population testing, which can contribute to controlling the spread of the COVID-19 virus. We evaluated the applicability of a self-testing strategy for SARS-CoV2 in a population-based, cross-sectional st...

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Main Authors: Paula Iruzubieta, Tatiana Fernández-Lanas, Laura Rasines, Lorena Cayon, Ana Álvarez-Cancelo, Alvaro Santos-Laso, Agustín García-Blanco, Soraya Curiel-Olmo, Joaquín Cabezas, Reinhard Wallmann, Emilio Fábrega, Víctor M. Martínez-Taboada, José L. Hernández, Marcos López-Hoyos, Jeffrey V. Lazarus, Javier Crespo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-89236-x