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Comment
. 2021 Mar;82(3):414-451.
doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.10.002. Epub 2020 Oct 6.

Serial semiquantitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 in saliva samples

Ming-Hui Mao  1 , Jing-Jing Guo  2 , Li-Zheng Qin  3 , Zheng-Xue Han  1 , Ya-Jie Wang  4 , Di Yang  5
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Serial semiquantitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 in saliva samples

Ming-Hui Mao et al. J Infect. 2021 Mar.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Efficiency; Oropharyngeal; Sputum.

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Fig. 1
Ct value from serial semiquantitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 for all 34 patients(A-B); Fig. 1A shows the N gene, and Fig. 1B shows the ORF1a gene. Datapoints denote the Ct value, and the curve indicates the median value. Ct value of each patient after hospitalization(C-D). Fig. 1C shows the N gene, and Fig. 1D shows the ORF1a gene.
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