Diagnostic Performance and Tolerability of Saliva and Nasopharyngeal Swab Specimens in the Detection of SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR

Diagnostic Performance and Tolerability of Saliva and Nasopharyngeal Swab Specimens in the Detection of SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR

ABSTRACT Saliva is a promising alternative for a nasopharyngeal swab (NPS) in specimen collection to detect SARS-CoV-2. We compared the diagnostic performance and tolerability of saliva collection versus NPS in a clinical setting. Paired NPS and saliva specimens were collected sequentially from part...

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Main Authors: Jaakko Ahti, Riikka Österback, Anniina Keskitalo, Kati Mokkala, Siina Vidbäck, Ville Veikkolainen, Tytti Vuorinen, Ville Peltola, Antti J. Hakanen, Matti Waris, Miia Laine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-06-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
COVID-19
nasopharyngeal swab
PCR
SARS-CoV-2
saliva
tolerability
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.05324-22

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.05324-22

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