Saliva-based pcr tests for sars-cov-2 detection

Yoshimasa Takeuchi; Mika Furuchi; Atsushi Kamimoto; Kazuya Honda; Hideo Matsumura; Ryutaro Kobayashi

doi:10.2334/josnusd.20-0267

Saliva-based pcr tests for sars-cov-2 detection

Yoshimasa Takeuchi
, Mika Furuchi
, Atsushi Kamimoto
, Kazuya Honda
, Hideo Matsumura
, Ryutaro Kobayashi

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Abstract

The outbreak of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has spread worldwide. Nasopharyngeal swabs are widely used in polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test to detect SARS-CoV-2. However, the collection of nasopharyngeal swabs has a series of drawbacks concerning exposure of healthcare staff, difficulty in collection, and discomfort of patients. Therefore, an alternative noninvasive sample for diagnostic of emerging viral diseases is required. The usefulness of saliva screening tests is compared to conventional swab tests in this report. The results suggest that saliva could be a reliable sample for detecting SARS-CoV-2.

Original language	English
Article number	josnusd/20-0267
Pages (from-to)	350-351
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of Oral Science
Volume	62
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2334/josnusd.20-0267
Publication status	Published - Jul 2020

Keywords

Coronavirus
COVID-19
PCR
Saliva
SARS-CoV-2

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