Tulane researchers create blood test that detects COVID-19 cases missed by nasal swabs Share Updated: 5:34 PM CST Feb 26, 2021 WDSU Digital Team Share Updated: 5:34 PM CST Feb 26, 2021
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Show Transcript GINA: RESEARCHERS AT TULANE HAVE DONE IT AGAI AND THIS TIME HAVE DEVELOPED A BLOOD TEST THAT CAN DETECT COVID-19 THAT NASAL SWABS MISS THIS COULD IMPROVE THE ACCURACY OF DIAGNOSIS’ BIG
TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE Share Updated: 5:34 PM CST Feb 26, 2021 WDSU Digital Team Tulane University announced Friday that it s researchers have developed a blood test that can detect COVID-19 cases missed by nasal swab PCR tests. The research results were published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation.According to Tulane, most PCR-based COVID-19 tests use nasal swabs because the virus actively replicates in the upper respiratory tract immediately after infection. Researcher say virus levels in the