May 5, 2021

Salivary Testing of COVID-19: Evaluation of Serological Testing Following Positive Salivary Results

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Testing and Treatment

Keywords (Tags): testing

• In a study including 46 patients who received a positive PCR test either by nasopharyngeal swab (NPS) or saliva swab and had recovered from asymptomatic and mild SARS-CoV-2 infection, 42 (91%) tested positive for anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike antibodies after a median of 145 days of follow-up. 

Caulley et al. (May 4, 2021). Salivary Testing of COVID-19: Evaluation of Serological Testing Following Positive Salivary Results. BMC Infectious Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06108-5