Equivalent SARS-CoV-2 viral loads by PCR between nasopharyngeal swab and saliva in symptomatic patients

Equivalent SARS-CoV-2 viral loads by PCR between nasopharyngeal swab and saliva in symptomatic patients

Abstract Emerging evidences have shown the utility of saliva for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 by PCR as alternative to nasopharyngeal swab (NPS). However, conflicting results have been reported regarding viral loads between NPS and saliva. We conducted a study to compare the viral loads between NPS a...

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Main Authors: Isao Yokota, Takeshi Hattori, Peter Y. Shane, Satoshi Konno, Atsushi Nagasaka, Kimihiro Takeyabu, Shinichi Fujisawa, Mutsumi Nishida, Takanori Teshima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84059-2

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84059-2

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