Rectal swabs vs bulk faeces PCR testing for the diagnosis of enteric conditions (RecSwabFaeces): Protocol for a single group diagnostic accuracy comparative trial

• Madisen Sadie Roser,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Sunshine Coast Public Health Unit, Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia

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• Megan K. Young,

  Roles Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing, Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliations Metro North Public Health Unit, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia,, School of Public Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia,

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• Dustylee Williams,

  Roles Methodology, Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Sunshine Coast Public Health Unit, Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia

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• Shradha Subedi,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Sunshine Coast University Hospital, Birtinya, Queensland, Australia

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• Donna Barnekow,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Sunshine Coast Public Health Unit, Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia

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• Alyssa Pyke,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Pathology Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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• Jacob Tickner,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Pathology Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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• Glen Hewitson,

  Roles Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Pathology Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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• Michael Thomas,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Pathology Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8398-8661

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• Gulam Khandaker,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Central Queensland Hospital and Health Services, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia

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• Sanmarie Schlebusch,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Pathology Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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• Nicolas Roydon Smoll

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: nicolas.smoll@health.qld.gov.au

  Affiliation Sunshine Coast Public Health Unit, Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6923-9701

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