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Saliva alternative to upper respiratory swabs for SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis. / Byrne, Rachel L.; Kay, Grant A.; Kontogianni, Konstantina et al.
In: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol. 26, No. 11, 11.11.2020, p. 2769-2770.

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Byrne, RL, Kay, GA, Kontogianni, K, Aljayyoussi, G, Brown, L, Collins, AM, Cuevas, LE, Ferreira, DM, Fletcher, T, Fraser, AJ, Garrod, G, Hill, H, Hughes, GL, Menzies, S, Mitsi, E, Owen, SI, Patterson, EI, Todd, S, Williams, CT, Hyder-Wright, A, Adams, ER & Cubas-Atienzar, AI 2020, 'Saliva alternative to upper respiratory swabs for SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis', Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 26, no. 11, pp. 2769-2770. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2611.203283

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Byrne, R. L., Kay, G. A., Kontogianni, K., Aljayyoussi, G., Brown, L., Collins, A. M., Cuevas, L. E., Ferreira, D. M., Fletcher, T., Fraser, A. J., Garrod, G., Hill, H., Hughes, G. L., Menzies, S., Mitsi, E., Owen, S. I., Patterson, E. I., Todd, S., Williams, C. T., ... Cubas-Atienzar, A. I. (2020). Saliva alternative to upper respiratory swabs for SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 26(11), 2769-2770. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2611.203283

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Byrne RL, Kay GA, Kontogianni K, Aljayyoussi G, Brown L, Collins AM et al. Saliva alternative to upper respiratory swabs for SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2020 Nov 11;26(11):2769-2770. doi: 10.3201/eid2611.203283

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Byrne, Rachel L. ; Kay, Grant A. ; Kontogianni, Konstantina et al. / Saliva alternative to upper respiratory swabs for SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis. In: Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2020 ; Vol. 26, No. 11. pp. 2769-2770.

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title = "Saliva alternative to upper respiratory swabs for SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis",
abstract = "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.",
author = "Byrne, {Rachel L.} and Kay, {Grant A.} and Konstantina Kontogianni and Ghaith Aljayyoussi and Lottie Brown and Collins, {Andrea M.} and Cuevas, {Luis E.} and Ferreira, {Daniela M.} and Tom Fletcher and Fraser, {Alice J.} and Gala Garrod and Helen Hill and Hughes, {Grant L.} and Stefanie Menzies and Elena Mitsi and Owen, {Sophie I.} and Patterson, {Edward I.} and Stacy Todd and Williams, {Christopher T.} and Angela Hyder-Wright and Adams, {Emily R.} and Cubas-Atienzar, {Ana I.}",
year = "2020",
month = nov,
day = "11",
doi = "10.3201/eid2611.203283",
language = "English",
volume = "26",
pages = "2769--2770",
journal = "Emerging Infectious Diseases",
issn = "1080-6040",
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RIS

TY - JOUR

T1 - Saliva alternative to upper respiratory swabs for SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis

AU - Byrne, Rachel L.

AU - Kay, Grant A.

AU - Kontogianni, Konstantina

AU - Aljayyoussi, Ghaith

AU - Brown, Lottie

AU - Collins, Andrea M.

AU - Cuevas, Luis E.

AU - Ferreira, Daniela M.

AU - Fletcher, Tom

AU - Fraser, Alice J.

AU - Garrod, Gala

AU - Hill, Helen

AU - Hughes, Grant L.

AU - Menzies, Stefanie

AU - Mitsi, Elena

AU - Owen, Sophie I.

AU - Patterson, Edward I.

AU - Todd, Stacy

AU - Williams, Christopher T.

AU - Hyder-Wright, Angela

AU - Adams, Emily R.

AU - Cubas-Atienzar, Ana I.

PY - 2020/11/11

Y1 - 2020/11/11

N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

U2 - 10.3201/eid2611.203283

DO - 10.3201/eid2611.203283

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AN - SCOPUS:85093879026

VL - 26

SP - 2769

EP - 2770

JO - Emerging Infectious Diseases

JF - Emerging Infectious Diseases

SN - 1080-6040

IS - 11

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