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American Society for Microbiology, Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 4(59), 2021
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.03033-20
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Performance of saliva specimens for the molecular detection of SARS-CoV-2 in the community setting: does sample collection method matter?
Journal article published in 2021 by
Marta Fernández-González 
,
Vanesa Agulló ,
Alba de la Rica,
Ana Infante,
Mar Carvajal,
José Alberto García ,
Nieves Gonzalo-Jiménez,
Claudio Cuartero,
Montserrat Ruiz-García,
Carlos de Gregorio,
Manuel Sánchez,
Mar Masiá ,
Félix Gutiérrez
,
Vanesa Agulló ,
Alba de la Rica,
Ana Infante,
Mar Carvajal,
José Alberto García ,
Nieves Gonzalo-Jiménez,
Claudio Cuartero,
Montserrat Ruiz-García,
Carlos de Gregorio,
Manuel Sánchez,
Mar Masiá ,
Félix Gutiérrez
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Abstract
Data on the performance of saliva specimens for diagnosing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in ambulatory patients are scarce and inconsistent. We assessed saliva-based specimens for detecting severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) by reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR) in the community setting and compared three different collection methods.