Comparison of viral load between saliva and nasopharyngeal swabs for SARS-CoV2: the role of days of symptoms onset on diagnosis

BACKGROUND Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is highly infectious causing millions of deaths worldwide. Nasopharyngeal swabs are the primary sample of choice for the diagnosis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), thus, to decrease the exposure to potentially infected s...

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Main Authors: Alberto Fernando Oliveira Justo, Mariana Sardinha Bueno, Gabriela Rodrigues Barbosa, Ana Helena Perosa, Joseane MA Carvalho, Nancy Bellei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2021-04-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762021000100307&tlng=en