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Reduced Relative Sensitivity of the Elecsys SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Assay in Saliva Compared to Nasopharyngeal Swabs

Early identification and isolation of SARS-CoV-2-infected individuals is central to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. Nasopharyngeal swabs (NPS) serve as a specimen for detection by RT-PCR and rapid antigen screening tests. Saliva has been confirmed as a reliable alternative specimen for RT-PCR and has...

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Autores principales: Audigé, Annette, Böni, Jürg, Schreiber, Peter W., Scheier, Thomas, Buonomano, Roberto, Rudiger, Alain, Braun, Dominique L., Eich, Gerhard, Keller, Dagmar I., Hasse, Barbara, Berger, Christoph, Günthard, Huldrych F., Manrique, Amapola, Trkola, Alexandra, Huber, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8401978/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34442779
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9081700

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