Comparative evaluation of nasopharyngeal swab and saliva specimens for the molecular detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Japanese patients with COVID-19
Daisuke Sakanashi, Nobuhiro Asai, Akiko Nakamura, Narimi Miyazaki, Yuzuka Kawamoto, Tomoko Ohno, Atsuko Yamada, Isao Koita, Hiroyuki Suematsu, Mao Hagihara, Arufumi Shiota, Ai Kurumiya, Miki Sakata, Syunji Kato, Yuki Muramatsu, Yusuke Koizumi, Takaaki Kishino, Wataru Ohashi, Yuka Yamagishi, Hiroshige Mikamo
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SalivaEconomic shortageMedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Real-time polymerase chain reactionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)VirologyPolymerase chain reactionBiologyImmunologyInternal medicineGeneInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseGeneticsPhilosophyGovernment (linguistics)LinguisticsSARS-CoV-2 detection and testingCOVID-19 diagnosis using AIBiosensors and Analytical Detection