Introduction Symptomatic testing and asymptomatic screening for SARS-CoV-2 continue to
be essential tools for mitigating virus transmission. Though COVID-19 diagnostics initially …

Objectives This scoping review aims to summarize the diagnostic value of saliva assessed
from current studies that (1) compare its performance in reverse transcriptase‐polymerase …

Purpose: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of salivary swabs (SS) to detect the SARS-
CoV-2 virus has been implemented and widely studied in adults and children. However, the …

SARS‐CoV‐2 diagnosis is a cornerstone for the management of coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID‐19). Numerous studies have assessed saliva performance over nasopharyngeal …

In response to problems of poor sampling quality, low sensitivity, and high demand for
medical personnel regarding the current severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 …

Aim Respiratory testing with rapid antigen tests (RATs) in children under 5 years of age may
be uncomfortable and presents specific challenges to testing due to compliance and …

This chapter addresses the basic virological and epidemiologic characteristics of severe
acute respiratory syndrome–associated coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of …

Letter in response to'Saliva is inferior to nose and throat swabs for SARS-CoV-2 detection in
children'The gold standard for the detection of a positive sample of SARS-CoV-2 involves …

Abstract Background:-Nasopharyngeal swabs (NS) have been routinely used during the
COVID-19 pandemic to identify the SARS-CoV-2 virus. However, little is known about how …

Test molecolari salivari per la diagnosi di infezione da SARS-CoV-2: un approccio
sperimentale di monitoraggio nelle scuole italiane nell’anno scolastico 2021-2022 English …