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Are saliva and deep throat sputum as reliable as common respiratory specimens for SARS-CoV-2 detection? A systematic review and meta-analysis
OBJECTIVE: The COVID-19 pandemic raises an urgent need for large-scale control through easier, cheaper, and safer diagnostic specimens, including saliva and sputum. We aimed to conduct a systemic review and meta-analysis on the reliability and sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 detection in saliva and deep t...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc.
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7987587/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33774101 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2021.03.008 |