MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Assessment of the use and quick preparation of saliva for rapid microbiological diagnosis of COVID-19.
J. Vila, M. Fernandez-Pittol, J. C. Hurtado…·C. Casals-Pascual
This study compares RNA extraction and heat-inactivation methods for RT-PCR detection of SARS-CoV-2 in saliva, finding that heat-inactivation can achieve good sensitivity and specificity.
DOI 10.1101/2020.06.25.172734