COVID-19 screening in a healthcare or community setting: complexity of saliva as a specimen for PCR-based testing

Future Med Chem. 2021 Jan;13(1):9-12. doi: 10.4155/fmc-2020-0255. Epub 2020 Nov 24.

Authors

Nikhil Shri Sahajpal¹, Ashis K Mondal¹, Allan Njau², Sudha Ananth¹, Salil Ghamande³, Madhuri Hegde⁴, Alka Chaubey⁴, Amyn M Rojiani¹, Ravindra Kolhe¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA.
² Department of Pathology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
³ University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.
⁴ PerkinElmer Genomics, Duluth, GA, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; PCR test; community; diagnostics; healthcare; saliva.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing / methods
COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing / standards*
Delivery of Health Care / methods
Delivery of Health Care / standards*
Health Personnel / standards*
Humans
Mass Screening / methods
Mass Screening / standards*
Residence Characteristics*
Saliva / virology*