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Original Research

Saliva as an Alternative Specimen for Molecular COVID-19 Testing in Community Settings and Population-Based Screening

Abiola Senok1 College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesCorrespondence[email protected]
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Hanan Alsuwaidi1 College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Yusrah Atrah2 Molecular Department, Unilabs UAE, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1630-7088
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Ola Al Ayedi3 Al Khawaneej Health Center, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Janan Al Zahid2 Molecular Department, Unilabs UAE, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2650-6419
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Aaron Han1 College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4159-9403
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Asma Al Marzooqi3 Al Khawaneej Health Center, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Saba Al Heialy1 College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, United Arab Emirates;4 Meakins-Christie Laboratories, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Basel Altrabulsi5 National Reference Laboratory, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Laila AbdelWareth5 National Reference Laboratory, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates;6 Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Youssef Idaghdour7 Public Health Research Center, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Raghib Ali7 Public Health Research Center, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Tom Loney1 College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1687-6587
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Alawi Alsheikh-Ali1 College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1213-4546
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Pages 3393-3399 | Published online: 01 Oct 2020

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