Official websites use .gov
A
.gov website belongs to an official
government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you've safely
connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive
information only on official, secure websites.
Evaluation of whether 0.45% saline (blue) is a reliable alternative viral transport media to guanidine hydrochloride (red). The N1 Cq values were analogous or slightly decrease in 0.45% saline compared with the paired guanidine hydrochloride sample, suggesting an acceptable diagnostic capability of SARS-CoV-2 in 0.45% saline.
