Saliva testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in children

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¹ Infectious Diseases Unit, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia; Laboratory Services, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia; Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia; Infectious Diseases Research Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, VIC, Australia. Electronic address: vanessa.clifford@rch.org.au.
² Infectious Diseases Unit, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia; Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia; Infectious Diseases Research Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, VIC, Australia.

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Vanessa Clifford et al. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2021 Sep.

. 2021 Sep;27(9):1199-1201.

doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2021.05.046. Epub 2021 Jun 6.

¹ Infectious Diseases Unit, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia; Laboratory Services, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia; Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia; Infectious Diseases Research Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, VIC, Australia. Electronic address: vanessa.clifford@rch.org.au.
² Infectious Diseases Unit, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia; Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia; Infectious Diseases Research Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, VIC, Australia.

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Saliva for molecular detection of SARS-CoV-2 in school-age children.
Al Suwaidi H, Senok A, Varghese R, Deesi Z, Khansaheb H, Pokasirakath S, Chacko B, Abufara I, Loney T, Alsheikh-Ali A. Al Suwaidi H, et al. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2021 Sep;27(9):1330-1335. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2021.02.009. Epub 2021 Feb 19. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2021. PMID: 33618013 Free PMC article.

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