Consistent Detection of 2019 Novel Coronavirus in Saliva

By K. To, O. Tsang, C. Yip, Kwok-Hung Chan, Tak-chiu Wu, Jacky Man-Chun Chan, W. Leung, T. Chik, Chris Yau-Chung Choi, D. Kandamby and 8 more. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2020

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Abstract The 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was detected in the self-collected saliva of 91.7% (11/12) of patients. Serial saliva viral load monitoring generally showed a declining trend. Live virus was detected in saliva by viral culture. Saliva is a promising noninvasive specimen for diagnosis, monitoring, and infection control in patients with 2019-nCoV infection.

Subfields: Infectious Diseases, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

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