Prospective Study Comparing Deep Throat Saliva With Other Respiratory Tract Specimens in the Diagnosis of Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 - Concepedia

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Prospective Study Comparing Deep Throat Saliva With Other Respiratory Tract Specimens in the Diagnosis of Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019

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2020

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Christopher K.C. Lai, Zigui Chen, Grace Lui, Lowell Ling, Timothy Li, Martin C. S. Wong, Rita W. Y. Ng, Eugene Y. K. Tso, Tracy Hang-Yee Ho, Kitty S. C. Fung,

The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Abstract

Deep throat saliva produced the lowest viral RNA concentration and RT-PCR-positive rate compared with conventional respiratory specimens in all phases of illness. Self-collected sputum should be the choice for patients with sputum.

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