Viral shedding dynamics reveals sputum as a reliable and cost-saving specimen for SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis within the first 10 days since symptom onset: A prospective cohort study.

Jorge E Levican-AsenjoLeonardo I AlmonacidGonzalo ValenzuelaTamara GarciaLuis RojasEileen SerranoCatalina Pardo-RoaErick SalinasMaria J AvendanoFabiola PerazzoLuis A DiazSebastian ValderramaMarcos OrtegaAdriana ToroViviana MontecinosArnoldo RiquelmeRafael A Medina

Published in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2020)

Sputum is a feasible and cost-saving alternative to NPS, providing an equivalent value for the detection and follow-up of SARS-CoV-2 RNA.

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