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COVID-19 Sensitivity evaluation of saliva as test material for the of the detection SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR

  • Funded by State Secretariat for Education, Research, and Innovation SERI (Staatssekretariat für Bildung, Forschung und Innovation)
  • Total publications:0 publications

Grant number: 142004145

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    2020
    2021

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $53,456.7

  • Funder

    State Secretariat for Education, Research, and Innovation SERI (Staatssekretariat für Bildung, Forschung und Innovation)

  • Principal Investigator

    Bel Michael

  • Research Location

    France

  • Lead Research Institution

    N/A

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Pathogen: natural history, transmission and diagnostics

  • Research Subcategory

    Diagnostics

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Unspecified

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Not Applicable

  • Vulnerable Population

    Not applicable

  • Occupations of Interest

    Not applicable

Abstract

The study was commissioned to determine the quality of saliva as sample material for the detection of SARS-CoV-2. Saliva is a simple sampling method (less invasive) and could be an advantage over nasopharyngeal swabs, which are only recommended by professionals (which is not necessary with saliva).