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Emerg Infect Dis
. 2020 Sep 11;26(11).
doi: 10.3201/eid2611.203283. Online ahead of print.
Saliva Alternative to Upper Respiratory Swabs for SARS-CoV-2 Diagnosis
Rachel L Byrne, Grant A Kay, Konstantina Kontogianni, Ghaith Aljayyoussi, Lottie Brown, Andrea M Collins, Luis E Cuevas, Daniela M Ferreira, Alice J Fraser, Gala Garrod, Helen Hill, Grant L Hughes, Stefanie Menzies, Elena Mitsi, Sophie I Owen, Edward I Patterson, Christopher T Williams, Angela Hyder-Wright, Emily R Adams, Ana I Cubas-Atienzar
Abstract
PCR of upper respiratory specimens is the diagnostic standard for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. However, saliva sampling is an easy alternative to nasal and throat swabbing. We found similar viral loads in saliva samples and in nasal and throat swab samples from 110 patients with coronavirus disease.
Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; RT-qPCR; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; diagnosis; respiratory infections; saliva; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; swabs; testing; upper respiratory swab samples; viruses; zoonoses.
. 2020 Sep 11;26(11).
doi: 10.3201/eid2611.203283. Online ahead of print.
Saliva Alternative to Upper Respiratory Swabs for SARS-CoV-2 Diagnosis
Rachel L Byrne, Grant A Kay, Konstantina Kontogianni, Ghaith Aljayyoussi, Lottie Brown, Andrea M Collins, Luis E Cuevas, Daniela M Ferreira, Alice J Fraser, Gala Garrod, Helen Hill, Grant L Hughes, Stefanie Menzies, Elena Mitsi, Sophie I Owen, Edward I Patterson, Christopher T Williams, Angela Hyder-Wright, Emily R Adams, Ana I Cubas-Atienzar
- PMID: 32917294
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2611.203283
Abstract
PCR of upper respiratory specimens is the diagnostic standard for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. However, saliva sampling is an easy alternative to nasal and throat swabbing. We found similar viral loads in saliva samples and in nasal and throat swab samples from 110 patients with coronavirus disease.
Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; RT-qPCR; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; diagnosis; respiratory infections; saliva; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; swabs; testing; upper respiratory swab samples; viruses; zoonoses.