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. 2021 May;174(5):JC55.
doi: 10.7326/ACPJ202105180-055. Epub 2021 May 4.

Saliva and nasopharyngeal samples have similar sensitivity for detecting SARS-CoV-2

Nora M Strong  1 , Robert G Badgett  1
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Saliva and nasopharyngeal samples have similar sensitivity for detecting SARS-CoV-2

Nora M Strong et al. Ann Intern Med. 2021 May.

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Bastos ML, Perlman-Arrow S, Menzies D, Campbell JR. The sensitivity and costs of testing for SARS-CoV-2 infection with saliva versus nasopharyngeal swabs: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med. 2021;174:501-10. 33428446.

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