Evidence

Journal Article

Consistent Detection of 2019 Novel Coronavirus in Saliva

The 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was detected in the self-collected saliva of 91.7% (11/12) of patients.

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Preprint Article

Clinical Presentation and Virological Assessment of Hospitalized Cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Travel-Associated Transmission Cluster

Active replication in the throat was confirmed by viral replicative RNA intermediates in throat samples.

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Preprint Article

A Single and Two-Stage, Closed-Tube, Molecular Test for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) at Home, Clinic, and Points of Entry

We describe here a rapid, highly sensitive, point-of-care, molecular test amenable for use at home, in the clinic, and at points of entry by minimally trained individuals and with minimal instrumentation.

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Journal Article

Development of reverse transcription recombinase polymerase amplification assay for avian influenza H5N1 HA gene detection

In this study, a similar test that we are using was applied to the H5N1 virus. The test proved to be faster while just as sensitive as the gold standard for detecting the viral gene.

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