Saliva as an Alternative Specimen for Molecular COVID-19 Testing in Community Settings and Population-Based Screening.
Abiola C SenokHanan AlsuwaidiYusrah AtrahOla Al AyediJanan Al ZahidAaron HanAsma Al MarzooqiSaba Al HeialyBasel AltrabulsiLaila AbdelWarethYoussef IdaghdourRaghib AliTom LoneyAlawi Alsheikh-AliPublished in: Infection and drug resistance (2020)
The findings suggest good diagnostic accuracy for saliva and feasibility of utilization of specimen without transport media for SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR. Saliva represents a potential specimen of choice in community settings and population-based screening.