Mouth Washing Impaired SARS-CoV-2 Detection in Saliva

Background: A previous study demonstrated the performance of the Salivette<sup>®</sup> (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 corr...

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Main Authors: Monique Melo Costa, Nicolas Benoit, Hervé Tissot-Dupont, Matthieu Million, Bruno Pradines, Samuel Granjeaud, Lionel Almeras
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Diagnostics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/11/8/1509