Publications by authors named "Nami Murahara"
A 55-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of gait disturbance and urinary retention that acutely emerged 1 week after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. Acute inflammatory myelopathy was clinically suspected, based on bilateral lower-limb weakness with an extensor plantar response and an elevated immunoglobulin G level in the cerebrospinal fluid. Whole-spine magnetic resonance imaging findings were normal.
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- - The study evaluated the effectiveness of six molecular diagnostic tests and a rapid antigen test for detecting COVID-19 in self-collected saliva from 103 patients, including both symptomatic and asymptomatic cases.
- - Molecular tests detected SARS-CoV-2 RNA in 50.5% to 81.6% of saliva samples, with higher detection rates (65.6% to 93.4%) within 9 days of symptom onset, while the rapid antigen test only identified the virus in 11.7% of samples.
- - The findings suggest that self-collected saliva is a viable option for COVID-19 diagnosis, with several molecular tests showing sufficient accuracy, whereas the rapid antigen test is not recommended for initial diagnosis