Viable SARS-CoV-2 in various specimens from COVID-19 patients
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2020.07.020
Abstract: Abstract Objectives To determine whether various clinical specimens obtained from COVID-19 patients contain the infectious virus. Methods To demonstrate whether various clinical specimens contain the viable virus, we collected naso/oropharyngeal swabs, saliva, urine, and stool… read more here.
Keywords: covid patients; viable sars; oropharyngeal swabs; sars cov ... See more keywords
Limited Added Value of Oropharyngeal Swabs for Detecting Pneumococcal Carriage in Adults
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa368
Abstract: Abstract We compared pneumococcal isolation rates and evaluated the benefit of using oropharyngeal (OP) specimens in addition to nasopharyngeal (NP) specimens collected from adults in rural Kenya. Of 846 adults, 52.1% were colonized; pneumococci were… read more here.
Keywords: swabs detecting; value oropharyngeal; added value; limited added ... See more keywords
Detection of Treponema pallidum DNA in Oropharyngeal Swabs and Whole Blood for Syphilis Diagnosis
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DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000001476
Abstract: Treponema pallidum DNA was detected in 27% of 123 oropharyngeal swabs and in 27% of 120 bloods from individuals with untreated syphilis. T. pallidum DNA was detected in 41% of those in whom both oropharyngeal… read more here.
Keywords: oropharyngeal swabs; pallidum dna; blood; dna detected ... See more keywords
Negative Nasopharyngeal and Oropharyngeal Swabs Do Not Rule Out COVID-19
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DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00297-20
Abstract: Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-19), has become the Public Health Emergency of International Concern.…. read more here.
Keywords: oropharyngeal swabs; rule covid; negative nasopharyngeal; microbiology ... See more keywords
Feasibility and Diagnostic Accuracy of Saliva-Based SARS-CoV-2 Screening in Educational Settings and Children Aged
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DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics11101797
Abstract: Children have been disproportionately affected during the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to assess a saliva-based algorithm for SARS-CoV-2 testing to be used in schools and childcare institutions under pandemic conditions. A weekly SARS-CoV-2 sentinel study… read more here.
Keywords: children aged; aged years; saliva based; oropharyngeal swabs ... See more keywords
Comparison of Throat Washings, Nasopharyngeal Swabs and Oropharyngeal Swabs for Detection of SARS-CoV-2
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DOI: 10.3390/v13040653
Abstract: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA is detected by reverse-transcription quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR) from respiratory specimens. This study compares throat washings (TW), nasopharyngeal swabs (NS) and oropharyngeal swabs (OS). A total of… read more here.
Keywords: oropharyngeal swabs; swabs oropharyngeal; washings nasopharyngeal; sars cov ... See more keywords