letterNew England Journal of MedicineAug 28, 2020GREEN OA

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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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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