Oral fluid as a medium for the detection
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Veronik Hutse; Els Verhaegen; Liesbet De Cock; Sophie Quoilin; Hans Vandenberghe
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Article
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2005
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Currently viral antigens and antibodies are detected by traditional serological tests. However, the introduction of oral fluid as an alternative medium would allow other alternatives. The collection of oral fluid is, in comparison with venepuncture, less invasive, less painful, less exp