Detection of SARS-CoV-2 using qRT-PCR in saliva obtained from asymptomatic or mild COVID-19 patients, comparative analysis with matched nasopharyngeal samples.
Kenji OtaKatsunori YanagiharaDaisuke SasakiNorihito KakuNaoki UnoKei SakamotoKosuke KosaiTaiga MiyazakiHiroo HasegawaAyumi FujitaMasato TashiroTakeshi TanakaKoichi IzumikawaKoya AriyoshiHiroshi MukaeJiro YasudaKouichi MoritaShigeru KohnoPublished in: PloS one (2021)
The advantages of saliva specimens include positive rate improvement and accurate viral load detection. Saliva may be used as a reliable sample for SARS-CoV-2 detection.