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. 2021 Jun;9(6):562-564.
doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(21)00178-8. Epub 2021 Apr 19.

Saliva as a gold-standard sample for SARS-CoV-2 detection

Steph H Tan  1 , Orchid Allicock  2 , Mari Armstrong-Hough  3 , Anne L Wyllie  4
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Saliva as a gold-standard sample for SARS-CoV-2 detection

Steph H Tan et al. Lancet Respir Med. 2021 Jun.
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Conflict of interest statement

We declare no competing interests. MA-H and ALW contributed equally as senior authors.

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