Early-Morning vs Spot Posterior Oropharyngeal Saliva for Diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Implication of Timing of Specimen Collection for Community-Wide Screening

BACKGROUND: Posterior oropharyngeal saliva is increasingly recognized as a valid respiratory specimen for SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis. It is easy to collect and suitable for community-wide screening. The optimal timing of collection is currently unknown, and we speculate that an early-morning specimen befo...

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Published in:Open Forum Infect Dis
Main Authors: Hung, Derek Ling-Lung, Li, Xin, Chiu, Kelvin Hei-Yeung, Yip, Cyril Chik-Yan, To, Kelvin Kai-Wang, Chan, Jasper Fuk-Woo, Sridhar, Siddharth, Chung, Tom Wai-Hin, Lung, Kwok-Cheung, Liu, Raymond Wai- To, Kwan, Grace Sze-Wai, Hung, Ivan Fan-Ngai, Cheng, Vincent Chi-Chung, Yuen, Kwok-Yung
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Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7299521/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32577428
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa210
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