Comparison of SARS-CoV-2 detection in nasopharyngeal swab and saliva

J Infect. 2020 Aug;81(2):e145-e147. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.05.071. Epub 2020 Jun 4.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Division of Laboratory and Transfusion Medicine, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
² Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hokkaido University Faculty of medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
³ Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Faculty of medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
⁴ Division of Laboratory and Transfusion Medicine, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan; Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Faculty of medicine, Sapporo, Japan. Electronic address: [email protected].

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MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus*
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
Humans
Pandemics*
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
SARS-CoV-2
Saliva