Comparison of “hock-a-loogie” saliva versus nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swabs for detecting common respiratory pathogens

Self-collection of saliva samples has attracted considerable attention in recent years, particularly during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. However, studies investigating the detection of other common respiratory pathogens in saliva samples are limited. In this study, nasopharyngeal swabs (NP...

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Main Authors: Renke Chen, Jiaqi Bao, Xiaojuan Huang, Qianna Chen, Maowen Huang, Min Gao, Fanghao Yu, Jiayao Chen, Weihua Zou, Lumei Shi, Xiao Chen, Bo Feng, Ruonan Wang, Baihuan Feng, Shufa Zheng, Fei Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-10-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023081732