Saliva or Nasopharyngeal Swab Specimens for Detection of SARS-CoV-2

N Engl J Med. 2020 Sep 24;383(13):1283-1286. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2016359. Epub 2020 Aug 28.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Betacoronavirus / isolation & purification*
  • COVID-19
  • COVID-19 Testing
  • Clinical Laboratory Techniques
  • Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Nasopharynx / virology*
  • Pandemics
  • Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis*
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Saliva / virology*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Specimen Handling
  • Time Factors