Course: Change in Saliva RT-PCR Sensitivity Over the Course of SARS-CoV-2 Infection
CME Credits: 1.00
Released: 2021-08-13
While real-time reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) on nasopharyngeal swabs is the current standard for SARS-CoV-2 detection, saliva is an attractive alternative for diagnosis and screening due to ease of collection and minimal supply requirements., Studies on the sensitivity of saliva-based SARS-CoV-2 molecular testing have shown considerable variability. We conducted a prospective, longitudinal study to investigate the testing time frame that optimizes saliva sensitivity for SARS-CoV-2 detection.
Educational Objective
To identify the key insights or developments described in this article
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