Saliva collected in universal transport media is an effective, simple and high-volume amenable method to detect SARS-CoV-2

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2021 Apr;27(4):656-657. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2020.10.035. Epub 2020 Nov 4.
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Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19 / diagnosis*
  • COVID-19 / virology
  • Culture Media*
  • Humans
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • RNA, Viral / genetics
  • SARS-CoV-2 / isolation & purification*
  • Saliva / virology*
  • Specimen Handling / methods*
  • Transportation

Substances

  • Culture Media
  • RNA, Viral