State Key Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Microbiology, Carol Yu Centre for Infection, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Jul 28;71(15):841-843. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa149.
The 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was detected in the self-collected saliva of 91.7% (11/12) of patients. Serial saliva viral load monitoring generally showed a declining trend. Live virus was detected in saliva by viral culture. Saliva is a promising noninvasive specimen for diagnosis, monitoring, and infection control in patients with 2019-nCoV infection.
自采集的唾液样本中,91.7%(11/12)的患者可检测到 2019 新型冠状病毒(2019-nCoV)。连续的唾液病毒载量监测通常呈下降趋势。通过病毒培养可在唾液中检测到活病毒。唾液是诊断、监测和控制 2019-nCoV 感染患者感染的一种很有前途的非侵入性标本。