The study, published in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology, represents one of the largest comparisons of prospective pattern types to date, said Julio Delgado, MD, MS, Medical Director of ARUP. Other studies, in addition to one from the Yale School of Public Health, have come to conclusions, but with fewer patients and patterns.
Researchers also found that self-cooked samples at the front of the nose are less effective than deep nasal samples for virus detection. This discovery resulted in an upcoming unreleased review in which researchers found that they can reduce the sensitivity of nasal swab tests by up to 98% by combining an anterior nasal swab with a swab taken from the back of the throat.