Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Pregnant Women Treated with Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir (Paxlovid) Using Salivary Polymerase Chain Reaction: A Prospective Cohort Study
This study showed that saliva is a useful diagnostic tool for coronavirus disease 2019 in pregnant women, and a significant decrease in the relative viral load of saliva was observed in those treated with Paxlovid.
Authors
- Mei‐Tsz Su
- Chih-Wei Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5353-639X)
- Chun-Han Tseng
- Pei‐Yin Tsai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0283-7405)
Institutions
- National Cheng Kung University Hospital (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Microorganisms
- Published
- 2024-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12122566
- Primary Topic
- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Cheng Kung University Hospital
- National Cheng Kung University