Performance of saliva and mid-turbinate swabs for detection of the beta variant in South Africa

Lancet Infect Dis. 2021 Oct;21(10):1354. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(21)00405-9. Epub 2021 Aug 4.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19 / diagnosis*
  • COVID-19 / virology
  • COVID-19 Testing / methods
  • Humans
  • Nasopharynx / virology
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • SARS-CoV-2 / classification
  • SARS-CoV-2 / genetics
  • SARS-CoV-2 / isolation & purification*
  • Saliva / virology*
  • South Africa
  • Specimen Handling / methods*
  • Turbinates / virology*