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Does sampling saliva increase detection of SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR? Comparing saliva with oro-nasopharyngeal swabs

The gold standard method in the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection is the detection of viral RNA in the nasopharyngeal sample by RT-PCR. Recently, saliva samples have been suggested as an alternative sample. In the present study, we aimed to compare RT-PCR results in nasopharyngeal, oro-nasopharyngea...

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Autores principales: Dogan, Ozlem Akgun, Kose, Betsi, Agaoglu, Nihat Bugra, Yildiz, Jale, Alkurt, Gizem, Demirkol, Yasemin Kendir, Irvem, Arzu, Doganay, Gizem Dinler, Doganay, Levent
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier B.V. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7833528/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33387561
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jviromet.2020.114049