The sensitivity and costs of testing for SARS-CoV-2 infection with saliva versus nasopharyngeal swabs: a systematic review and meta-analysis
ML Bastos, S Perlman-Arrow, D Menzies… - Annals of internal …, 2021 - acpjournals.org
Background: Nasopharyngeal swabs are the primary sampling method used for detection of
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), but they require a trained …
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), but they require a trained …
Relative sensitivity of anterior nares and nasopharyngeal swabs for initial detection of SARS-CoV-2 in ambulatory patients: Rapid review and meta-analysis
Y Zhou, TJ O'Leary - PLoS One, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs are considered “gold standard” for diagnosing SARS-CoV-2
infections, but anterior nares or mid-turbinate swabs (nasal swabs) are often used. We …
infections, but anterior nares or mid-turbinate swabs (nasal swabs) are often used. We …
Self-collected oral fluid and nasal swabs demonstrate comparable sensitivity to clinician collected nasopharyngeal swabs for coronavirus disease 2019 detection
N Kojima, F Turner, V Slepnev, A Bacelar… - Clinical Infectious …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
We compared self-collected oral fluid swab specimens with and without clinician
supervision, clinician-supervised self-collected anterior nasal swab specimens, and clinician …
supervision, clinician-supervised self-collected anterior nasal swab specimens, and clinician …
[HTML][HTML] Saliva as a diagnostic specimen for testing respiratory virus by a point-of-care molecular assay: a diagnostic validity study
KKW To, CCY Yip, CYW Lai, CKH Wong… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives Automated point-of-care molecular assays have greatly shortened the turnaround
time of respiratory virus testing. One of the major bottlenecks now lies at the specimen …
time of respiratory virus testing. One of the major bottlenecks now lies at the specimen …
Deep throat saliva as an alternative diagnostic specimen type for the detection of SARS‐CoV‐2
EC Leung, VC Chow, MK Lee… - Journal of medical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Nasopharyngeal swabs (NPS) are widely accepted as specimens for the detection of severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) in the current pandemic of …
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) in the current pandemic of …
Nursing students' attitudes, knowledge and willingness of to receive the coronavirus disease vaccine: A cross-sectional study
N Jiang, B Wei, H Lin, Y Wang, S Chai, W Liu - Nurse education in practice, 2021 - Elsevier
Aim This study aimed to investigate the knowledge, attitudes and willingness of nursing
students to receive the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine and the influencing factors …
students to receive the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine and the influencing factors …
Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines among college students: a study of the attitudes, knowledge, and willingness of students to vaccinate
N Jiang, P Gu, K Liu, N Song… - Human Vaccines & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Universities are considered high risk areas for COVID-19 outbreaks given the crowded
environment of campuses with high mobility and limited space. As such, vaccination is …
environment of campuses with high mobility and limited space. As such, vaccination is …
Diagnostic accuracy of nasopharyngeal swab, nasal swab and saliva swab samples for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 using RT-PCR
Y Tsujimoto, J Terada, M Kimura, A Moriya… - Infectious …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background The current gold standard in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) diagnostics is the
real-time reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay for detecting …
real-time reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay for detecting …
Diagnostic performance and characteristics of anterior nasal collection for the SARS-CoV-2 antigen test: a prospective study
Y Takeuchi, Y Akashi, D Kato, M Kuwahara… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The clinical utility of antigen test using anterior nasal samples has not been well evaluated.
We conducted a prospective study in a drive-through testing site located at a PCR center to …
We conducted a prospective study in a drive-through testing site located at a PCR center to …
A phase 2b, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled multicenter study evaluating antiviral effects, pharmacokinetics, safety, and tolerability of presatovir in …
FM Marty, RF Chemaly, KM Mullane… - Clinical Infectious …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Presatovir significantly reduced nasal viral load, signs, and symptoms of
respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in a human challenge study. We evaluated …
respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in a human challenge study. We evaluated …