SARS-CoV-2: What can saliva tell us?
Corresponding Author
Paulo Henrique Braz-Silva
Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Tropical Medicine of São Paulo, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Correspondence
Paulo Henrique Braz-Silva, Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Tropical Medicine of São Paulo, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Av. Dr. Enéas Carvalho de Aguiar, 470, Jardim América, São Paulo, SP 05403–000, Brazil.
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Contribution: Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorDebora Pallos
Department of Dentistry, University of Santo Amaro, São Paulo, Brazil
Contribution: Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorSimone Giannecchini
Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Contribution: Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorKelvin Kai-Wang To
State Key Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Microbiology, Carol Yu Centre for Infection, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong, China
Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong, China
Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infection Control, Shenzhen Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China
Contribution: Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Paulo Henrique Braz-Silva
Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Tropical Medicine of São Paulo, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Correspondence
Paulo Henrique Braz-Silva, Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Tropical Medicine of São Paulo, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Av. Dr. Enéas Carvalho de Aguiar, 470, Jardim América, São Paulo, SP 05403–000, Brazil.
Email: [email protected]
Contribution: Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorDebora Pallos
Department of Dentistry, University of Santo Amaro, São Paulo, Brazil
Contribution: Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorSimone Giannecchini
Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Contribution: Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorKelvin Kai-Wang To
State Key Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Microbiology, Carol Yu Centre for Infection, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong, China
Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong, China
Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infection Control, Shenzhen Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China
Contribution: Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
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