Oral saliva swab reverse transcription PCR for Covid-19 in the paediatric population.
Cinta MoraledaSara Domínguez-RodríguezJuan Miguel MesaPaula García-SánchezMaría de la SernaJosé Antonio Alonso-CadenasAmanda BermejoGema SabridoLeticia Martínez-CamposAránzazu Flavia González-PosadaMarta Illán-RamosElena Cobos-CarrascosaÁlvaro BallesterosJuan Carlos GalánFrancisco LlorenteDavid Aguilera-AlonsoAna Belén JiménezPilar CatalánElias DahdouhIgnacio NavarroBárbara Fernández-GarozPablo MendozaConcepción Pérez-JorgeTeresa Cabezas-FernándezDaniel Blázquez-GameroGonzalo RivasPatricia Gonzalez-DonapetryElena SáezJovita Fernández-PineroJesús Lucas-FernándezElisa Pérez-RamírezPaloma MerinoSandra MiragayaJorge LorenteIrene IglesiasAlfredo Tagarronull nullPublished in: Archives of disease in childhood (2022)
RT-PCR on the OSS sample is an accurate option for SARS-CoV-2 testing in children. A less intrusive technique for younger patients, who usually are tested frequently, might increase the number of patients tested.