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

doi:10.3201/eid2611.203283

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Saliva Alternative to Upper Respiratory Swabs for SARS-CoV-2 Diagnosis

Authors

Byrne, Rachel L.
Kay, Grant A.
Kontogianni, Konstantina
Aljayyoussi, Ghaith
Brown, Lottie
Collins, Andrea M.
Cuevas, Luis E.
Ferreira, Daniela M.
Fraser, Alice J.
Garrod, Gala
Hill, Helen
Hughes, Grant L.
Menzies, Stefanie
Mitsi, Elena
Owen, Sophie I.
Patterson, Edward I.
Williams, Christopher T.
Hyder-Wright, Angela
Adams, Emily R.
Cubas-Atienzar, Ana I.

Type

Published Article

Journal

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Publisher

Centers For Disease Control and Prevention

Publication Date

Nov 01, 2020

Volume

26

Issue

11

Pages

2769–2770

Identifiers

DOI: 10.3201/eid2611.203283

PMID: 32917294

PMCID: PMC7588522

Source

PubMed Central

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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.

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