A Viable Alternative. Comment on Kohmer et al. Self-Collected Samples to Detect SARS-CoV-2: Direct Comparison of Saliva, Tongue Swab, Nasal Swab, Chewed Cotton Pads and Gargle Lavage. J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10, 5751

Cristoforo Fabbris; Riccardo Camerotto; Veronica Battistuzzi; Giacomo Spinato

doi:10.3390/jcm11154501

A Viable Alternative. Comment on Kohmer et al. Self-Collected Samples to Detect SARS-CoV-2: Direct Comparison of Saliva, Tongue Swab, Nasal Swab, Chewed Cotton Pads and Gargle Lavage. J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10, 5751

J Clin Med. 2022 Aug 2;11(15):4501. doi: 10.3390/jcm11154501.

Authors

Cristoforo Fabbris¹, Riccardo Camerotto², Veronica Battistuzzi², Giacomo Spinato³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani, 2, 35128 Padova, Italy.
² Otolaryngology Department, Hospital of Treviso, University of Padova, 31100 Treviso, Italy.
³ Section of Otolaryngology, Regional Centre for Head and Neck Cancer, Department of Neurosciences, University of Padova, 31100 Treviso, Italy.

Abstract

We read with great interest and would like to comment on the article "Self-Collected Samples to Detect SARS-CoV-2: Direct Comparison of Saliva, Tongue Swab, Nasal Swab, Chewed Cotton Pads and Gargle Lavage" [...].

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