Evaluation of saliva specimens for SARS-CoV2 testing

Rapid review

In patients being assessed for SARS-CoV-2 infection how accurate is saliva collection compared to nasopharyngeal collection in detecting SARS-CoV-2 RNA?


ID:

210

Document Type:

Rapid review

Population:

COVID-19 Positive

Setting:

Community health centre, Emergency services, Home, Hospital, Long-term care facility, Primary Care Provider clinic, School, Worksite, Community

Public health topic area:

Diagnosis and Management, Infection prevention and control measures

Contact Name:

Donna Fitzpatrick-Lewis

Role:

N/A

Contact Email:

fitzd@mcmaster.ca

Organization:

McMaster University

Jurisdiction (of reviewer):

Ontario

Is this synthesis COVID-19 related?

Yes

Status of Review:

Completed

Date Completed:

2024-10-30

Date Submitted:

2020-10-09