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letter . 2021 Oct 23:hvab243. doi: 10.1093/clinchem/hvab243
Save the COVID-19 point of care nucleic acid test swab after testing to identify variants of concern
Byron M Berenger
1,2,✉, William Stokes
1,3,4, Leeann Turnbull
1, Kanti Pabbaraju
1, Nathan Zelyas
1,3, Allison A Venner
2,5, Graham A Tipples
1,6,7
Byron M Berenger
1Alberta Public Health Laboratory, Alberta Precision Laboratories, AB, Canada
2Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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William Stokes
1Alberta Public Health Laboratory, Alberta Precision Laboratories, AB, Canada
3Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, AB, Canada
4Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Leeann Turnbull
1Alberta Public Health Laboratory, Alberta Precision Laboratories, AB, Canada
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Kanti Pabbaraju
1Alberta Public Health Laboratory, Alberta Precision Laboratories, AB, Canada
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Nathan Zelyas
1Alberta Public Health Laboratory, Alberta Precision Laboratories, AB, Canada
3Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, AB, Canada
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Allison A Venner
2Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
5Point of Care Testing, Alberta Precision Laboratories, AB, Canada
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Graham A Tipples
1Alberta Public Health Laboratory, Alberta Precision Laboratories, AB, Canada
6Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunity, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
7Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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1Alberta Public Health Laboratory, Alberta Precision Laboratories, AB, Canada
2Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
3Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, AB, Canada
4Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
5Point of Care Testing, Alberta Precision Laboratories, AB, Canada
6Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunity, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
7Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Corresponding Author: Byron M. Berenger, 3300 Hospital Drive NW Calgary, AB T2N 4W4, Phone: 587-779-5573 E-mail: byron.berenger@ucalgary.ca
Received 2021 Jun 2; Accepted 2021 Oct 13.
Keywords: point of care testing, POCT, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, variants of concern, ID NOW, swab
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