Could your false teeth give you pneumonia?
Researchers from Cardiff University, UK, began by taking mouth, tongue and denture swabs from a group of patients in hospital who had pneumonia and wore dentures. They then compared this…
Occupational hazard: COVID-19 false positives found in lab workers
Highlights A new study analyzed genes in nasal swabs from asymptomatic people who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. The study found a cluster of people who worked together in a lab…
Lack of glove changes at COVID-19 testing centres in Belgium led to major cross-contamination of samples and a high rate of false positive results
Lack of glove changes at COVID-19 testing centres in Belgium led to major cross-contamination of samples and a high rate of false positive results, research being presented at this year’s…
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