Exhaled Breath Condensate as a Potential Specimen for Diagnosing COVID-19
Maryam Khoubnasabjafari, Vahid Jouyban‐Gharamaleki, Reza Ghanbari, Abolghasem Jouyban
Abstract
Since the virus spreads via respiratory droplets, and the success rate of BLF is better than sputum, nasal and pharyngeal swabs, exhaled breath condensate (EBC) could be considered a more appropriate sample to follow virus NAT using RT-PCR due to its similarities with BLF (i.e., biochemical contents and origin of production) "
Topics & Concepts
MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)PandemicPharmacyOutbreakFamily medicineDiseaseInternal medicinePathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)COVID-19 diagnosis using AISARS-CoV-2 detection and testingBiosensors and Analytical Detection