Diagnostic accuracy of saliva as a specimen for detection of SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR

Context: COVID-19 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is an emerging pandemic that is rapidly spreading with more than 114 million confirmed cases and 2.5 million deaths by far. Nasopharyngeal swab (NPS) in VTM has been used as the gold standard respiratory specime...

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Main Authors: Megha Gupta, Parul Sinha, Sandeep Gupta, Dinesh K Jain, Saroj Hooja, Nitya Vyas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2022;volume=65;issue=4;spage=907;epage=910;aulast=Gupta