Saliva or Nasopharyngeal Swab Specimens for Detection of SARS-CoV-2
Yale University · Yale New Haven Health System
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Abstract
In this letter, the investigators report that saliva specimens and nasopharyngeal swab specimens had similar sensitivity in the detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in both symptomatic and asymptomatic persons.
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Authors
51- ALAnne L. WyllieCorresponding
Yale University, Yale New Haven Health System
- JFJohn Fournier
Yale University
- ACArnau Casanovas‐Massana
Yale University
- MCMelissa Campbell
Yale University
- MTMaria Tokuyama
Yale University
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Keywords
- Saliva
- Asymptomatic
- Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Virology
- Medicine
- 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
- Pathology
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