Saliva Alternative to Upper Respiratory Swabs for SARS-CoV-2 Diagnosis

Byrne, Rachel L.; Kay, Grant A.; Kontogianni, Konstantina; Aljayyoussi, Ghaith; Brown, Lottie; Collins, Andrea M.; Cuevas, Luis E.; Ferreira, Daniela M.; Fraser, Alice J.; Garrod, Gala; Hill, Helen; Hughes, Grant L.; Menzies, Stefanie; Mitsi, Elena; Owen, Sophie I.; Patterson, Edward I.; Williams, Christopher T.; Hyder-Wright, Angela; Adams, Emily R.; Cubas-Atienzar, Ana I.

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Saliva Alternative to Upper Respiratory Swabs for SARS-CoV-2 Diagnosis

September 11 2020
By Byrne, Rachel L. ; Kay, Grant A. ; Kontogianni, Konstantina ; ...
Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 26(11):2769-2770

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Byrne, Rachel L. ; Kay, Grant A. ; Kontogianni, Konstantina ; Aljayyoussi, Ghaith ; Brown, Lottie ; ... More +

Byrne, Rachel L. ; Kay, Grant A. ; Kontogianni, Konstantina ; Aljayyoussi, Ghaith ; Brown, Lottie ; Collins, Andrea M. ; Cuevas, Luis E. ; Ferreira, Daniela M. ; Fraser, Alice J. ; Garrod, Gala ; Hill, Helen ; Hughes, Grant L. ; Menzies, Stefanie ; Mitsi, Elena ; Owen, Sophie I. ; Patterson, Edward I. ; Williams, Christopher T. ; Hyder-Wright, Angela ; Adams, Emily R. ; Cubas-Atienzar, Ana I. Less -
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PCR of upper respiratory specimens is the diagnostic standard for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. However, saliva sampling is an easy alternative to nasal and throat swabbing. We found similar viral loads in saliva samples and in nasal and throat swab samples from 110 patients with coronavirus disease.
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Adult Aged Betacoronavirus Clinical Laboratory Techniques Coronavirus Infections Covid-19 Female Humans Male Middle Aged Nose Pandemics Pharynx Pneumonia, Viral Saliva Viral Load
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Emerg Infect Dis. 26(11):2769-2770
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32917294
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC7588522
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Journal Article
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WT_/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom
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26
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11
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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