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Rapid Salivary Test suitable for a mass screening program to detect SARS-CoV-2: A diagnostic accuracy study.

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This article is published in Journal of Infection.The article was published on 2020-06-21 and is currently open access. It has received 63 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Mass screening & Coronavirus.

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The Sensitivity and Costs of Testing for SARS-CoV-2 Infection With Saliva Versus Nasopharyngeal Swabs : A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

TL;DR: In this paper, the difference in sensitivity for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) detection between nasopharyngeal swabs and saliva was determined.
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Asymptomatic Transmission, the Achilles' Heel of Current Strategies to Control Covid-19.

TL;DR: Traditional infection-control and public health strategies rely heavily on early detection of disease to contain spread, but when Covid-19 burst onto the global scene, public health officials initially doubted its ability to tackle infectious disease outbreaks.
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Saliva is a reliable tool to detect SARS-CoV-2.

TL;DR: The role of saliva in COVID-19 diagnosis could not be limited to a qualitative detection of the virus, but it may also provide information about the clinical evolution of the disease.
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Combination of RT-qPCR Testing and Clinical Features For Diagnosis of COVID-19 facilitates management of SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak

TL;DR: In December 2019, a cluster of acute respiratory illness occurred in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China and this disease is now officially known as 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from World Health Organization.
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Saliva: potential diagnostic value and transmission of 2019-nCoV.

TL;DR: Diagnostic value of saliva for 2019-nCoV, possibly direct invasion into oral tissues, and close contact transmission of 2019-NCoV by saliva droplets, expecting to contribute to 2019- nCoV epidemic control are summarized.
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