Adding saliva testing to oropharyngeal and deep nasal swab testing increases PCR detection of SARS-CoV-2 in primary care and children

Author(s):

Jane Oliver, Shidan Tosif, Lai yang Lee, Anna Maria Costa, Chelsea Bartel, Katherine Last, Vanessa Clifford, Andrew Daley, Nicole Allard, Catherine Orr, Ashley Nind, Karyn Alexander, Niamh Meagher, Michelle Sait, Susan A. Ballard, Eloise Williams, Katherine Bond, Deborah A. Williamson, Nigel W. Crawford, Katherine B. Gibney

Details:

Medical Journal of Australia, Volume 215, Issue 6, 2021-09-20

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Affiliations:

• University of Melbourne
• Royal Melbourne Hospital
• Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
• Murdoch Children's Research Institute
• Royal Women's Hospital, Carlton
• Melbourne Medical School
• Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory
• Melbourne Health
• cohealth
• Cirqit Health