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DENTAL AND MEDICAL PROBLEMS
卷 58, 期 2, 页码 229-235出版社
WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIV
DOI: 10.17219/dmp/132515
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saliva; 2019-nCoV; SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19
Research indicates that saliva is a safe and reliable tool for diagnosing COVID-19, offering advantages in safety, logistics, and economics compared to traditional methods. However, further large sample validation studies are needed to determine the optimal detection methods.
This review aimed to assess the current evidence on the diagnostic potential of saliva regarding the detection of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The literature published until May 24, 2020 was searched in the Web of Science, PubMed and Google Scholar databases with the keywords COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, 2019-nCoV, oral fluid, saliva, and diagnosis, individually and in combination, and 11 studies that explored the efficacy of saliva in the diagnosis of COVID-19 in different patient groups were found. Together, these studies suggest that saliva is a safe and reliable tool for the diagnosis of COVID-19. Further, saliva offers enhanced safety as well as logistical and economic benefits as compared to the current methods used to diagnose COVID-19. However, there is still limited evidence in the literature to make a definitive, clinically appropriate decision. The ideal specimen for the detection of acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is still an issue under investigation. Thus, new studies with large sample sets for the validation of easy, safe and reliable methods applicable for large-scale testing are immediately required.
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