Heat inactivation of SARS-CoV 2 enabled the measurement of salivary cortisol during COVID-19 pandemic.
Giacomo VoltanGiorgia AntonelliAlessandro MondinIrene TizianelChiara SabbadinMattia BarbotDaniela BassoCarla ScaroniFilippo CeccatoPublished in: Endocrine (2023)
We speculate that the adoption of an appropriate technique to inactivate viral particles in saliva specimens allowed the safety maintenance of salivary collections, also during the Sars-CoV-2 outbreak.