Comparative study on Saliva and Nasopharyngeal swabs and the outcome of RT-PCR test in patients with mild symptoms of SARS-CoV-2

IF 0.9 Q3 OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY

Acta otorrinolaringologica espanola Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI:10.1016/j.otorri.2022.12.001

Satvinder Singh Bakshi , V. Mangayarkarasi , Debabrata Dash , Soumyajit Das , Seepana Ramesh , Cheeranjeevi Jayam , Vinoth Kumar Kalidoss

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Abstract

Aim

A simple and reliable method for diagnosing COVID 19 infections is the needed. The role of saliva in the transmission of the infection has already been established.

Method

Saliva and nasopharyngeal swabs from patients suspected to have COVID 19 infections were taken simultaneously, and the results of the RT-PCR were compared.

Result

Total 405 samples were collected, of which 250 males and 155 females. In the 391 samples included for analysis, 370 (94.63%) samples were found to have concordance results, and 21 (5.37%) samples had discordant results.

Conclusion

The use of saliva to diagnose COVID 19 infection is reliable, and its use can be recommended.

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SARS-CoV-2轻症患者唾液、鼻咽拭子及RT-PCR检测结果的比较研究

目的需要一种简单可靠的方法来诊断COVID-19感染。唾液在感染传播中的作用已经确定。方法同时采集疑似新冠肺炎19型感染者的唾液和鼻咽拭子，并比较RT-PCR结果。结果总计405 采集样本，其中男性250例，女性155例。在纳入分析的391个样本中，370个（94.63%）样本的结果一致，21个（5.37%）样本的分析结果不一致。结论唾液法诊断新型冠状病毒肺炎（COVID-19）感染是可靠的，值得推荐使用。

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Acta otorrinolaringologica espanola OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY-

CiteScore

1.40

自引率

20.00%

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审稿时长

44 days

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