Similar Sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 Detection in Oropharyngeal/Nasopharyngeal and Saliva Samples on the Hologic Panther Platform.

Ali VahidniaDennis SouvereinSjoerd M EuserMilly HaverkortElise NoordhuisThomas Z I van ZijlJayant KalpoeJan C SinnigeBjorn L Herpers

Published in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)

The Hologic Panther platform Real-Time Transcription-Mediated Amplification assay (RT-TMA) yields a sensitivity for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in saliva that is comparable to the OP/NP swabs derived from participants presenting themselves at a public health testing facility with minimal or mild symptoms.

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