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Field Evaluation of Capillary Blood Samples as a Collection Specimen for the Rapid Diagnosis of Ebola Virus Infection During an Outbreak Emergency

2015; Oxford University Press; Volume: 61; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/cid/civ397

1537-6591

Thomas Strecker, Bernadett Pályi, Heinz Ellerbrok, Sylvie Jonckheere, Hilde De Clerck, Joseph Akoi Boré, Martin Gabriel, Kilian Stoecker, Markus Eickmann, Michel Van Herp, Pierre Formenty, Antonino Di, Stephan Becker,

COVID-19 epidemiological studies

Background. Reliable reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)–based diagnosis of Ebola virus infection currently requires a blood sample obtained by intravenous puncture. During the current Ebola outbreak in Guinea, we evaluated the usability of capillary blood samples collected from fingersticks of patients suspected of having Ebola virus disease (EVD) for field diagnostics during an outbreak emergency.