Performance of at-home self-collected saliva and nasal-oropharyngeal swabs in the surveillance of COVID-19

Performance of at-home self-collected saliva and nasal-oropharyngeal swabs in the surveillance of COVID-19

Background: SARS-CoV-2 quickly spreads in the worldwide population, imposing social restrictions to control the infection, being the massive testing another essential strategy to break the chain of transmission. Aim: To compare the performance of at-home self-collected samples – saliva and combined...

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Main Authors: Paulo H. Braz-Silva, Ana C. Mamana, Camila M. Romano, Alvina C. Felix, Anderson V. de Paula, Noeli E Fereira, Lewis F. Buss, Tania R. Tozetto-Mendoza, Rafael A. V. Caixeta, Fabio E. Leal, Regina M. Z. Grespan, João C. S. Bizário, Andrea B. C. Ferraz, Dipak Sapkota, Simone Giannecchini, Kelvin K. To, Alain Doglio, Maria C. Mendes-Correa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Oral Microbiology
Subjects:
saliva
coronavirus
pcr
primary health care
infection control
telemedicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20002297.2020.1858002

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20002297.2020.1858002

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