ArticleInternational journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases2011
E-mail-based symptomatic surveillance combined with self-collection of nasal swabs: a new tool for acute respiratory infection epidemiology.
Article in International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.
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- Comparison of outpatient medically attended and community-level influenza-like illness-New York City, 2013-2015.Influenza and other respiratory viruses · 2018Article
- The acceptability and validity of self-collected nasal swabs for detection of influenza virus infection among older adults in Thailand.Influenza and other respiratory viruses · 2017Article
- Determination of nasal and oropharyngeal microbiomes in a multicenter population-based study - findings from Pretest 1 of the German National Cohort.Scientific reports · 2017Article
- Evaluation of self-swabbing coupled with a telephone health helpline as an adjunct tool for surveillance of influenza viruses in Ontario.BMC public health · 2016Article
- Results of a pilot study using self-collected mid-turbinate nasal swabs for detection of influenza virus infection among pregnant women.Influenza and other respiratory viruses · 2015Article
- Web-based questionnaires to capture acute infections in long-term cohorts : findings of a feasibility study.Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2014Article
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- Nasal swab samples and real-time polymerase chain reaction assays in community-based, longitudinal studies of respiratory viruses: the importance of sample integrity and quality control.BMC infectious diseases · 2014Observational
- Home Self-Collection of Nasal Swabs for Diagnosis of Acute Respiratory Virus Infections in Children With Cystic Fibrosis.Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society · 2013Article
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Abstract
objectiveWe examined the feasibility of combining communication by e-mail and self-collection of nasal swabs for the prospective detection of acute respiratory infections in a non-medical setting.
methodsThe study was conducted among a convenience sample of employees (n=53) at a research institution (December 2009-April 2010). Real-time data on the occurrence of acute respiratory symptoms and a nasal self-swab were collected prospectively, with automated weekly e-mails as a reminder mechanism. Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was used to detect respiratory viral pathogens in the swabs.
resultsFifty-one out of 53 participants completed the study. The study design was well accepted. Thirty (∼57%) participants reported at least one episode of acute respiratory infection and returned the nasal swab during the study period (eight participants reported two episodes). The majority had no difficulties taking the self-swab and preferred this to swabbing by study personnel. Most participants obtained and returned the swabs within the recommended time. Viral respiratory pathogens were detected in 19 of 38 swabs (50%), with coronaviruses 229E/NL63 and OC43 and rhinoviruses A and B constituting 17 positive swabs (89%).
conclusionsCombining e-mail-based symptomatic surveillance with nasal self-swabbing promises to be a powerful tool for the real-time identification of incident cases of acute respiratory infections and the associated pathogens in population-based studies.
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