Saliva Alternative to Upper Respiratory Swabs for SARS-CoV-2 Diagnosis.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 26(11): 2770-2771, 2020 11.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-760833
ABSTRACT
PCR of upper respiratory specimens is the diagnostic standard for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. However, saliva sampling is an easy alternative to nasal and throat swabbing. We found similar viral loads in saliva samples and in nasal and throat swab samples from 110 patients with coronavirus disease.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Saliva
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Coronavirus Infections
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Clinical Laboratory Techniques
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
Emerg Infect Dis
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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