Posterior Oropharyngeal Saliva for the Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

Cheuk Ying Wong, Sally; Tse, Herman; Kei Siu, Hon; Shan Kwong, Tsz; Yee Chu, Man; Yat Sun Yau, Felix; Yu-Ying Cheung, Ingrid; Wing Sze Tse, Cindy; Chiu Poon, Kin; Chi Cheung, Kwok; Chiu Wu, Tak; Wai Man Chan, Johnny; Cheuk, Wah; Christopher Lung, David

doi:10.1093/cid/ciaa797

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Posterior Oropharyngeal Saliva for the Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

Published in Clinical Infectious Diseases • Jun 19, 2020

Authors:

Sally Cheuk Ying Wong

Herman Tse

Hon Kei Siu

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has put tremendous pressure on the healthcare system worldwide. Diagnostic testing remained one of the limiting factors for early identification and isolation of infected patients. This study aimed to evaluate posterior oropharyngeal saliv...

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Medicine

Confidence interval

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

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