Covid-19 anal swab producing better results not conclusive - Molecular Biologist
Is it not worthwhile 'exploring' all options for testing Covid-19, Lester Kiewit asks Burtram Fielding?
Fielding agrees he found it an interesting story when he first read it in the media this week. This testing is based on a couple of papers published in scientific and medical journals last year, he adds.
Testing the virus using anal swabs about two weeks after the onset of symptoms is fairly accurate in predicting who is at risk of dying from Covid because those who are at risk of dying have a much higher viral load in anal swabs compared to those not at more severe risk.