Saliva as an alternative to Nasopharyngeal swab specimen for reverse-transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis
- Author:
Julian M. A. Buban
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- Publication Type:Meta-Analysis
- Keywords: Nucleic acid testing
- MeSH: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing; Saliva
- From: Acta Medica Philippina 2020;54(Rapid Reviews on COVID19):1-10
- CountryPhilippines
- Language:English
- Abstract: Objectives:To assess the accuracy of reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) of saliva specimens compared to RT-PCR of nasopharyngeal swabs (NPS) in the diagnosis of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection.
