January 5, 2021

Performance of At-Home Self-Collected Saliva and Nasal-Oropharyngeal Swabs in the Surveillance of COVID-19

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Testing and Treatment

Keywords (Tags): testing

A study assessing the performance of at-home self-collected saliva and nasal-oropharyngeal (NOP) swabs for SARS-CoV-2 testing (RT-PCR) among patients who met the criteria for suspected COVID-19 identified 70 out of 201 patients with positive samples from saliva, NOP, or both swabs. 37/70 (53%) were positive in both swabs, 18/70 (26%) were positive in saliva swabs only, and 21/70 were positive in NOP swabs only. 

Braz-Silva et al. (Jan 1, 2021). Performance of At-Home Self-Collected Saliva and Nasal-Oropharyngeal Swabs in the Surveillance of COVID-19. Journal of Oral Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1080/20002297.2020.1858002