Comparison between Saliva and Nasopharyngeal Swabs for the Rapid Detection of Respiratory Viruses Using the Roche Cobas® Liat® Polymerase Chain Reaction System in Rural Guatemala - Paiz-Reyes, Claudia; Arias, Kareen; del Cid-Villatoro, Julio; Vásquez, Daniel; Gomez, Melissa; Rojop, Neudy; Mejia, Wanda; Lamb, Molly M.; Chu, May; Calvimontes Barrientos, Diva M.; Asturias, Edwin J.; Olson, Daniel (The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2025)
Keywords: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; COVID-19 - diagnosis; COVID-19 - epidemiology; COVID-19 - virology; Female; Guatemala - epidemiology; Humans; Influenza; Influenza A virus - genetics; Influenza A virus - isolation & purification; Influenza B virus - genetics; Influenza B virus - isolation & purification; Influenza, Human - diagnosis; Influenza, Human - virology; Male; Middle Aged; Nasopharynx - virology; Polymerase chain reaction; Respiratory syncytial virus; Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections - diagnosis; Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections - virology; Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human - genetics; Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human - isolation & purification; Rural Population; Saliva - virology; SARS-CoV-2 - genetics; SARS-CoV-2 - isolation & purification; Sensitivity and Specificity; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Young Adult; Guatemala