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ArticleHeliyon2023

Comparison of "hock-a-loogie" saliva versus nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swabs for detecting common respiratory pathogens.

Renke Chen, Jiaqi Bao, Xiaojuan Huang, Qianna Chen, Maowen Huang, Min Gao, Fanghao Yu, Jiayao Chen, Weihua Zou, Lumei Shi and 6 more

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Article in Heliyon, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Detection of Respiratory Pathogens in Saliva and Mouthwash Samples in Children.Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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16 authors.

Renke ChenThe First Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
Jiaqi BaoDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Xiaojuan HuangDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Qianna ChenDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Maowen HuangCenter of Clinical Laboratory, Ningbo Beilun People's Hospital, Ningbo, China.
Min GaoDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Huzhou Central Hospital, Affiliated Central Hospital Huzhou University, Huzhou, China.
Fanghao YuDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Yiwu Central Hospital, Yiwu, China.
Jiayao ChenDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Zhoushan Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Zhoushan, China.
Weihua ZouDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Huzhou Central Hospital, Affiliated Central Hospital Huzhou University, Huzhou, China.
Lumei ShiCenter of Clinical Laboratory, Ningbo Beilun People's Hospital, Ningbo, China.
Xiao ChenDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Bo FengDepartment of Nephrology, Jiaxing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jiaxing, China.
Ruonan WangDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Baihuan FengDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Shufa ZhengDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Fei YuDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Self-collection of saliva samples has attracted considerable attention in recent years, particularly during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. However, studies investigating the detection of other common respiratory pathogens in saliva samples are limited. In this study, nasopharyngeal swabs (NPS), oropharyngeal swabs (OPS), and "hock-a-loogie" saliva (HLS) were collected from 469 patients to detect 13 common respiratory pathogens. Overall positivity rates for NPS (66.1 %), HLS (63.5 %), and OPS (57.8 %) were statistically different (P = 0.028), with an overall concordance of 72.7 %. Additionally, detection rates for NPS (85.9 %) and HLS (83.2 %) for all pathogens were much higher than for OPS (73.3 %). Coronavirus and human rhinovirus were most frequently detected pathogens in NPS (P < 0.001).

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Hock-a-loogie salivaNasopharyngeal swabOropharyngeal swabRespiratory pathogen

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PMCPMC10587520

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