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Saliva-based COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test: a practical and accurate alternative mass screening method

2022-10-26 infectious diseases Title + abstract only
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As SARS-CoV-2 and its variants continue to spread, a reliable and convenient alternative to nasopharyngeal swabbing and RT-PCR testing is needed. To test the usability and performance of saliva sample collection, saliva, nasal and nasopharyngeal swab specimens were collected from a total of 338 individuals consisting of confirmed COVID-19 patients and healthy subjects. To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of self-collected and performed SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen test on saliva and nasal swabs spec...

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