Saliva as a Viable and Simple Alternative to Nasopharyngeal and Oropharyngeal Swabs for COVID-19 Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction

Saliva as a Viable and Simple Alternative to Nasopharyngeal and Oropharyngeal Swabs for COVID-19 Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction

Introduction: Attributable to the difficulties in specimen collection, discomfort and symptoms caused on by Nasopharyngeal (NPS) and Oropharyngeal Swab (OPS) collection, and significant risk to Healthcare Workers (HCW), evaluation of an alternative specimen for the diagnosis of Coronavirus Disease 2...

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Main Authors: Leimapokpam Sumitra Devi, Mukesh Sharma, Moumita Sardar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2023-02-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Subjects:
coronavirus disease 2019
cycle threshold value
diagnostic specimen
Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/17502/59884_CE[Ra1]_F(IS)_PF1(JY_SHU_OM)_PFA(SHU)_PB(JY_SHU)_PN(SHU).pdf

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