Validation of RT-qPCR test for SARS-CoV-2 in saliva specimens

• Main Authors: Luis Miguel Sosa Ávila (Author), Martha Lucía Díaz Galvis (Author), Mayra Alejandra Jaimes Campos (Author), Anyela Lozano-Parra (Author), Laura Andrea Rodríguez Villamizar (Author), Myriam Oróstegui Arenas (Author), Ruth Aralí Martínez-Vega (Author), Lina María Vera Cala (Author), Leonelo E. Bautista (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Saliva samples may be an easier, faster, safer, and cost-saving alternative to NPS samples, and can be self-collected by the patient. Whether SARS-CoV-2 RT-qPCR in saliva is more accurate than in nasopharyngeal swaps (NPS) is uncertain. We evaluated the accuracy of the RT-qPCR in both ty...