Saliva molecular testing for SARS-CoV-2: simplifying the diagnosis without losing accuracy

Eur Respir J. 2021 Dec 23;58(6):2102099. doi: 10.1183/13993003.02099-2021. Print 2021 Dec.

Abstract

This study demonstrated that the use of point of care technologies on saliva represents a valid and highly specific solution to simplify, speed up and broadly distribute the diagnostic process for the control of the COVID-19 epidemic https://bit.ly/3oh4bds

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19*
  • Diagnostic Tests, Routine
  • Humans
  • Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
  • Nasopharynx
  • RNA, Viral
  • SARS-CoV-2*
  • Saliva

Substances

  • RNA, Viral