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. 2021 Sep 21;326(11):1065-1067.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.13967.

Change in Saliva RT-PCR Sensitivity Over the Course of SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Zion Congrave-Wilson  1 , Yesun Lee  1 , Jaycee Jumarang  1 , Stephanie Perez  1 , Jeffrey M Bender  2 , Jennifer Dien Bard  3 , Pia S Pannaraj  2
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Change in Saliva RT-PCR Sensitivity Over the Course of SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Zion Congrave-Wilson et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

This study investigates the timeframe that optimizes saliva sensitivity for SARS-CoV-2 detection using reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Pannaraj reported receiving consultant fees from Sanofi-Pasteur and Seqirus, research funding from Pfizer and AstraZeneca for unrelated studies, and grants from MedImmune. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.. Saliva Sensitivity by Collection Timing After COVID-19 Onset Overall and in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Individuals
Saliva sensitivity in all 524 nasopharyngeal-positive paired samples from 256 participants (A) and participants who were symptomatic vs asymptomatic at time of specimen collection (B) grouped by collection timing after COVID-19 onset, defined as the earliest of either first symptom or first reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction positivity. Error bars indicate 95% CIs.
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