Adding saliva testing to oropharyngeal and deep nasal swab testing increases PCR detection of SARS-CoV-2 in primary care and children

CONCLUSION: In children over 10 years of age and adults, saliva testing alone may be suitable for SARS-CoV-2 detection, while for children under 10, saliva testing may be suitable as an adjunct to oropharyngeal-nasal swab testing for increasing case detection.PMID:34287935 | DOI:10.5694/mja2.51188

Source: Medical Journal of Australia - July 21, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Jane Oliver Shidan Tosif Lai-Yang Lee Anna-Maria Costa Chelsea Bartel Katherine Last Vanessa Clifford Andrew Daley Nicole Allard Catherine Orr Ashley Nind Karyn Alexander Niamh Meagher Michelle Sait Susan A Ballard Eloise Williams Katherine Bond Deborah A Source Type: research