Saliva is a reliable, non-invasive specimen for SARS-CoV-2 detection

Saliva is a reliable, non-invasive specimen for SARS-CoV-2 detection

Background: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the cause of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Although Real Time Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (qRT-PCR) of respiratory specimens is the gold standard test for detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection, collect...

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Main Authors: Sara Nunes Vaz, Daniele Souza de Santana, Eduardo Martins Netto, Celia Pedroso, Wei-Kung Wang, Felice Deminco Alves Santos, Carlos Brites
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
saliva
Diagnostics
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S141386702030115X

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