COVID-19 PCR Saliva Test, November 2020
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Title
COVID-19 PCR Saliva Test, November 2020
Date
November 2020
Description
In the search for effective testing methods for COVID-19, a team in the Emerging Pathogens Laboratory at UNMC developed this novel saliva Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test for fast and accurate screening. Collecting a sample is easy—you just spit in a tube! Clinical trials proved the test to be very effective at detecting COVID-19 in asymptomatic individuals.
Identifier
4.12.22
Rights
Donated by M. Jana Broadhurst, MD, PhD, director of the Emerging Pathogens Laboratory, from the McGoogan Health Sciences Library Special Collections and Archives