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Performance Evaluation of Rapid Tests in the Salivary Detection of the New Coronavirus (Covid-19)

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Funder

    FAPEG Brazil

  • Principal Investigator

    Nadia do Lago Costa

  • Research Location

    Brazil

  • Lead Research Institution

    UFG

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Pathogen: natural history, transmission and diagnostics

  • Research Subcategory

    Diagnostics

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Not Applicable

  • Vulnerable Population

    Not applicable

  • Occupations of Interest

    Not applicable

Abstract

A study aims to evaluate the accuracy of rapid tests in the salivary detection of Covid-19 markers for the purpose of diagnosis and epidemiological studies. Presented by Nadia do Lago Costa (UFG), the research intends to validate rapid tests, with the use of salivary samples, that are accurate and allow the identification of susceptible and sick individuals, who should be promptly referred for treatment or other necessary conduct, decreasing thus, the risk of contamination and monitoring the evolution of the disease.