Saliva Testing More Effective Than Nasal Swabbing at Detecting SARS-CoV-2 During Early Infection - Technology Networks

Testing saliva for SARS-CoV-2 virus by PCR is faster and more sensitive than nasal swabs, especially for testing during early infection.

Genetic testing of saliva samples identifies the SARS-CoV-2 virus more quickly than testing of nasal swabs. The research is published March 21 in Microbiology Spectrum, a journal of the American Soci… [+3117 chars]

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