Preparing for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Self-Testing Implementation: Lessons Learned From HIV Self-Testing

Frontiers in Medicine

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Donaldson F. Conserve¹  Allison Mathews³  Augustine T. Choko⁴  LaRon E. Nelson⁵ 

[1] Department of Prevention and Community Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, United States;Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States;Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, United States;Malawi-Liverpool Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme;Yale School of Nursing, United States;Unity Health Toronto, St. Michael's Hospital, MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions

关键词: HIV;    human immunodeficiency virus;    SARS-CoV-2;    self-testing;    implementation science framework;    COVID-19;    COVID-19 testing;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fmed.2020.599521

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The number of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) cases and associated death continue to rise globally. Widespread testing for SARS-CoV-2 infection is crucial in order to identify individuals who need to need to be isolated, thereby reducing their chances to infect others and allowing them to seek treatment earlier which can prevent further negative health outcomes and mortality (1). Currently, the most common testing method for SARS-CoV2 diagnosis is Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) from nasopharyngeal, throat or saliva specimens (2). However, SARS-CoV-2 testing has been hampered in many countries due to inadequate test kits, uncomfortable testing procedures, shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) for health care workers, and low demand among people to seek testing for SARS-CoV-2 at health facilities (3–7).

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