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Validation of RT-qPCR test for SARS-CoV-2 in saliva specimens

BACKGROUND: Saliva samples may be an easier, faster, safer, and cost-saving alternative to NPS samples, and can be self-collected by the patient. Whether SARS-CoV-2 RT-qPCR in saliva is more accurate than in nasopharyngeal swaps (NPS) is uncertain. We evaluated the accuracy of the RT-qPCR in both ty...

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Autores principales: Ávila, Luis Miguel Sosa, Galvis, Martha Lucía Díaz, Campos, Mayra Alejandra Jaimes, Lozano-Parra, Anyela, Villamizar, Laura Andrea Rodríguez, Arenas, Myriam Oróstegui, Martínez-Vega, Ruth Aralí, Cala, Lina María Vera, Bautista, Leonelo E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9628233/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36371937
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2022.10.028