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SUBMITTER: Sahajpal NS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8129802 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sahajpal Nikhil S NS Mondal Ashis K AK Ananth Sudha S Njau Allan A Ahluwalia Pankaj P Kota Vamsi V Caspary Kevin K Ross Ted M TM Farrell Michael M Shannon Michael P MP Fulzele Sadanand S Chaubey Alka A Hegde Madhuri M Rojiani Amyn M AM Kolhe Ravindra R
The Journal of molecular diagnostics : JMD 20210504 7
The clinical performance of saliva compared with nasopharyngeal swabs (NPSs) has shown conflicting results in healthcare and community settings. In the present study, a total of 429 matched NPS and saliva sample pairs, collected in either healthcare or community setting, were evaluated. Phase-1 (protocol U) tested 240 matched NPS and saliva sample pairs; phase 2 (SalivaAll protocol) tested 189 matched NPS and saliva sample pairs, with an additional sample homogenization step before RNA extractio ...[more]