Diagnosis of COVID-19 infection in children: Less nasopharyngeal swabs, more saliva

Acta Paediatr. 2020 Sep;109(9):1913-1914. doi: 10.1111/apa.15397. Epub 2020 Jul 1.

Authors

Antonio Ruggiero¹, Maurizio Sanguinetti², Antonio Gatto¹, Giorgio Attinà¹, Antonio Chiaretti¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
² Dipartimento di Scienze di Laboratorio e Infettivologiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.

No abstract available

Keywords: children; covid-19; diagnosis.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Adult
Betacoronavirus*
COVID-19
Child
Coronavirus Infections*
Humans
Pandemics*
Pneumonia, Viral*
Prognosis
SARS-CoV-2
Saliva*