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SUBMITTER: Nogueira MS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8505540 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nogueira Marcelo Saito MS Leal Leonardo Barbosa LB Marcarini Wena Dantas WD Pimentel Raquel Lemos RL Muller Matheus M Vassallo Paula Frizera PF Campos Luciene Cristina Gastalho LCG Dos Santos Leonardo L Luiz Wilson Barros WB Mill José Geraldo JG Barauna Valerio Garrone VG de Carvalho Luis Felipe das Chagas E Silva LFDCES
Scientific reports 20211011 1
Early diagnosis of COVID-19 in suspected patients is essential for contagion control and damage reduction strategies. We investigated the applicability of attenuated total reflection (ATR) Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy associated with machine learning in oropharyngeal swab suspension fluid to predict COVID-19 positive samples. The study included samples of 243 patients from two Brazilian States. Samples were transported by using different viral transport mediums (liquid 1 or 2). ...[more]