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ArticleMicrobiology spectrum2021

Diagnostic Efficacy and Tolerability of Molded Plastic Nasopharyngeal Swab (FinSwab) Compared to Flocked Nylon Swab in Detection of SARS-CoV-2 and Other Respiratory Viruses.

Miia Laine, Jaakko Ahti, Ville Peltola, Piritta Peri, Antti J Hakanen, Matti Waris

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Article in Microbiology spectrum, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.1field-weighted citation impact, top 50% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Miia Laine *Department of Clinical Microbiology, Turku University Hospitalgrid.410552.7, Turku, Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-9485-3765
Jaakko Ahti *Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University of Turkugrid.1374.1, Turku, Finland.
Ville PeltolaDepartment of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University of Turkugrid.1374.1, Turku, Finland.
Piritta PeriDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Turku University Hospitalgrid.410552.7, Turku, Finland.
Antti J HakanenDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Turku University Hospitalgrid.410552.7, Turku, Finland.
Matti WarisDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Turku University Hospitalgrid.410552.7, Turku, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-6747-0889
University of Turku · FI

Funding

Valukumpu Oy, Finland, paid to the Institutions (Turku University Hospital and University of Turku)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The supply of testing equipment is vital in controlling the spread of SARS-CoV-2. We compared the diagnostic efficacy and tolerability of molded plastic (FinSwab; Valukumpu, Finland) versus flocked nylon (FLOQSwab; Copan, Italy) nasopharyngeal swabs in a clinical setting. Adults (

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ActinsAdolescentAdultAgedCOVID-19COVID-19 Nucleic Acid TestingFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNasopharynxPlasticsRespiratory Tract InfectionsRhinovirusRNA, MessengerSARS-CoV-2ActinsPlasticsRNA, MessengerCOVID-19nasopharyngeal swabplastic injection moldingrespiratory viruses

Identifiers

PMID34668741
PMCPMC8528101
OpenAlexW3207510331

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