Frequency and Duration of SARS-CoV-2 Shedding in Oral Fluid Samples Assessed by a Modified Commercial Rapid Molecular Assay

Frequency and Duration of SARS-CoV-2 Shedding in Oral Fluid Samples Assessed by a Modified Commercial Rapid Molecular Assay

Background: RT-PCR on nasopharyngeal (NPS)/oropharyngeal swabs is the gold standard for diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection and viral load monitoring. Oral fluid (OF) is an alternate clinical sample, easy and safer to collect and could be useful for COVID-19 diagnosis, monitoring viral load and sheddi...

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Main Authors: Licia Bordi, Giuseppe Sberna, Eleonora Lalle, Pierluca Piselli, Francesca Colavita, Emanuele Nicastri, Andrea Antinori, Evangelo Boumis, Nicola Petrosillo, Luisa Marchioni, Giulia Minnucci, Elena D’Agostini, Concetta Castilletti, Franco Locatelli, Alimuddin Zumla, Giuseppe Ippolito, Maria Rosaria Capobianchi, on behalf of INMI ReCOVeRI Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
SARS-CoV-2 RNA
oral fluid
real time RT-PCR
direct assay
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/10/1184

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