Diagnostic Yield of Saliva for SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Testing in Children | Zendy

Dithi Banerjee | Zendy; Anjana Sasidharan | Zendy; Ayah Abdulhamid | Zendy; Esmeralda M Orosco | Zendy; Jennifer L. Watts | Zendy; Jennifer E. Schuster | Zendy; Angela Myers | Zendy; Gina Weddle | Zendy; Rangaraj Selvarangan | Zendy

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Diagnostic Yield of Saliva for SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Testing in Children

Author(s) -

Dithi Banerjee,

Anjana Sasidharan,

Ayah Abdulhamid,

Esmeralda M Orosco,

Jennifer L. Watts,

Jennifer E. Schuster,

Angela Myers,

Gina Weddle,

Rangaraj Selvarangan

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

journal of the pediatric infectious diseases society

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.269

H-Index - 31

eISSN - 2048-7207

pISSN - 2048-7193

DOI - 10.1093/jpids/piab058

Subject(s) - medicine , saliva , covid-19 , virology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease

Pediatric saliva specimen demonstrated high sensitivity (93%) and specificity (96.2%) compared to paired nasopharyngeal swabs (NPS) by Aptima SARS-CoV-2 Assay (Aptima). Viral loads were comparable in both specimen types. Saliva is a safe, noninvasive, and acceptable alternative specimen for SARS-CoV-2 detection in children.

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