Evaluating the use of posterior oropharyngeal saliva in a point-of-care assay for the detection of SARS-CoV-2

Evaluating the use of posterior oropharyngeal saliva in a point-of-care assay for the detection of SARS-CoV-2

During the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, logistic problems associated with specimen collection limited the SARS-CoV-2 testing, especially in the community. In this study, we assessed the use of posterior oropharyngeal saliva as specimens for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in an automate...

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Main Authors: Jonathan Hon-Kwan Chen, Cyril Chik-Yan Yip, Rosana Wing-Shan Poon, Kwok-Hung Chan, Vincent Chi-Chung Cheng, Ivan Fan-Ngai Hung, Jasper Fuk-Woo Chan, Kwok-Yung Yuen, Kelvin Kai-Wang To
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
Series:Emerging Microbes and Infections
Subjects:
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
saliva
nasopharyngeal swab
point-of-care testing
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2020.1775133
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