PCR of upper respiratory specimens is the diagnostic standard for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. However, saliva sampling is an easy alternative to nasal and throat swabbing. We found similar viral loads in saliva samples and in nasal and throat swab samples from 110 patients with coronavirus disease.
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【저자키워드】 COVID-19, 2019 novel coronavirus disease, coronavirus disease, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, viruses, respiratory infections, zoonoses, SARS-CoV-2, Saliva, coronavirus, Diagnosis, RT-qPCR, Testing, swabs, upper respiratory swab samples, 【초록키워드】 Infection, diagnostic, nasal, PCR, Viral load, Patient, swabbing, acute respiratory syndrome, specimen, throat swab, upper respiratory, 【제목키워드】 respiratory, upper,
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, 2019 novel coronavirus disease, coronavirus disease, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, viruses, respiratory infections, zoonoses, SARS-CoV-2, Saliva, coronavirus, Diagnosis, RT-qPCR, Testing, swabs, upper respiratory swab samples, 【초록키워드】 Infection, diagnostic, nasal, PCR, Viral load, Patient, swabbing, acute respiratory syndrome, specimen, throat swab, upper respiratory, 【제목키워드】 respiratory, upper,