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Clinical Evaluation of Nasopharyngeal, Oropharyngeal, Nasal Swabs, and Saliva for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2 by Direct RT-PCR

Nasopharyngeal swab (NPS) and oropharyngeal swab (OPS) are the most widely used upper respiratory tract specimens for diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 using RT-qPCR. In contrast, nasal swab (NS) and saliva (SS), recently recommended by the WHO, are rarely used, and their test accuracy is limited. The method...

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Autores principales: Kiryanov, Sergei A., Levina, Tatiana A., Kadochnikova, Vladislava V., Konopleva, Maria V., Suslov, Anatoly P., Trofimov, Dmitry Yu.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9140003/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35626247
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12051091