MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry of saliva samples as a prognostic tool for COVID-19.
Lucas C LazariRodrigo M ZerbinatiLivia Rosa-FernandesVeronica Feijoli SantiagoKlaise F RosaClaudia B AngeliGabriela SchwabMichelle PalmieriDmitry José De Santana SarmentoClaudio R F MarinhoJanete Dias AlmeidaKelvin Kai Wang ToSimone GiannecchiniCarsten WrengerEster C SabinoHerculano MartinhoJosé A L LindosoEdison L DurigonPaulo Henrique Braz-SilvaGiuseppe PalmisanoPublished in: Journal of oral microbiology (2022)
Saliva is already reported to have high inter-sample variation; however, our results demonstrates that this approach has the potential to be a prognostic method for COVID-19. Additionally, the technology used is already available in several clinics, facilitating the implementation of the method. Further investigation using a larger dataset is necessary to consolidate the technique.