Prospective Comparison of Saliva and Nasopharyngeal Swab Sampling for Mass Screening for COVID-19

Prospective Comparison of Saliva and Nasopharyngeal Swab Sampling for Mass Screening for COVID-19

Current testing for COVID-19 relies on reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction from a nasopharyngeal swab specimen. Saliva samples have advantages regarding ease and painlessness of collection, which does not require trained staff and may allow self-sampling. We enrolled 776 persons at vario...

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Main Authors: Mathieu Nacher, Mayka Mergeay-Fabre, Denis Blanchet, Orelie Benoit, Tristan Pozl, Pauline Mesphoule, Vincent Sainte-Rose, Véronique Vialette, Bruno Toulet, Aurélie Moua, Mona Saout, Stéphane Simon, Manon Guidarelli, Muriel Galindo, Barbara Biche, William Faurous, Laurie Chaizemartin, Aniza Fahrasmane, Devi Rochemont, Nicolas Vignier, Astrid Vabret, Magalie Demar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
COVID-19
saliva
sensitivity
PCR
nasopharyngeal
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.621160/full

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