Feasibility of implementing a non-invasive self-sampling method for saliva specimens that can be used for the diagnosis of respiratory infections among paediatric patients in the Tshwane District, South Africa: a study protocol

Siphesihle Nxele, Thobeka Dlangalala, Nobuhle Vanessa Gxekwa, Sebueng Ramatsokotla, Alfred Musekiwa, Mankgopo Magdalene Kgatle, Daniel B Hatchett, Albert Shin, Wan-chen Tu, Ingrid H Robertson, Xiaojing Su, Erwin Berthier, Sanitta Thongpang, Ashleigh B Theberge, Tivani Phosa Mashamba-Thompson

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-099634
Published: 2025-10
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjopen-2025-099634,
  title = {Feasibility of implementing a non-invasive self-sampling method for saliva specimens that can be used for the diagnosis of respiratory infections among paediatric patients in the Tshwane District, South Africa: a study protocol},
  author = {Siphesihle Nxele and Thobeka Dlangalala and Nobuhle Vanessa Gxekwa and Sebueng Ramatsokotla and Alfred Musekiwa and Mankgopo Magdalene Kgatle and Daniel B Hatchett and Albert Shin and Wan-chen Tu and Ingrid H Robertson and Xiaojing Su and Erwin Berthier and Sanitta Thongpang and Ashleigh B Theberge and Tivani Phosa Mashamba-Thompson},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {BMJ Open},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2025-099634},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-099634}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Feasibility of implementing a non-invasive self-sampling method for saliva specimens that can be used for the diagnosis of respiratory infections among paediatric patients in the Tshwane District, South Africa: a study protocol
AU  - Siphesihle Nxele
AU  - Thobeka Dlangalala
AU  - Nobuhle Vanessa Gxekwa
AU  - Sebueng Ramatsokotla
AU  - Alfred Musekiwa
AU  - Mankgopo Magdalene Kgatle
AU  - Daniel B Hatchett
AU  - Albert Shin
AU  - Wan-chen Tu
AU  - Ingrid H Robertson
AU  - Xiaojing Su
AU  - Erwin Berthier
AU  - Sanitta Thongpang
AU  - Ashleigh B Theberge
AU  - Tivani Phosa Mashamba-Thompson
PY  - 2025
JO  - BMJ Open
DO  - 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-099634
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Nxele, S., Dlangalala, T., Gxekwa, N. V., Ramatsokotla, S., Musekiwa, A., Kgatle, M. M., Hatchett, D. B., Shin, A., Tu, W., Robertson, I. H., Su, X., Berthier, E., Thongpang, S., Theberge, A. B., & Mashamba-Thompson, T. P. (2025). Feasibility of implementing a non-invasive self-sampling method for saliva specimens that can be used for the diagnosis of respiratory infections among paediatric patients in the Tshwane District, South Africa: a study protocol. BMJ Open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-099634

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