Saliva as a diagnostic specimen for testing respiratory virus by a point-of-care molecular assay: a diagnostic validity study

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Year: 2018
Type: article
Volume: 25
Issue: 3
Pages: 372-378
Citations: 221
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                                    Kelvin Kai‐Wang To, 
                                
                                    Cyril Chik‐Yan Yip, 
                                
                                    Chuan-Tsai Lai
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2018). 
                            Saliva as a diagnostic specimen for testing respiratory virus by a point-of-care molecular assay: a diagnostic validity study. 
                            Clinical Microbiology and Infection
                            , 25
                            (3)
                            , 372-378.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2018.06.009
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2018.06.009