Mouth Washing Impaired SARS-CoV-2 Detection in Saliva.
Authors
Costa MM, Benoit N, Tissot-Dupont H, Million M, Pradines B, Granjeaud S, Almeras L
Summary
A previous study demonstrated the performance of the Salivette (SARSTEDT, Numbrecht, Germany) as a homogeneous saliva collection system to diagnose COVID-19 by RT-qPCR, notably for symptomatic and asymptomatic patients. However, for convalescent patients, the corroboration of molecular detection of SARS-CoV-2 in paired nasopharyngeal swabs (NPS) and saliva samples was unsatisfactory.
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