Since the beginning of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, there have
been multiple peaks of the SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus …

A systematic review and meta‐analysis were conducted to investigate the SARS‐CoV‐2
viral load in human saliva and compared it with the loads in oropharyngeal swabs …

The COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized the need for accurate, rapid, point-of-care
diagnostics to control disease transmission. We have developed a simple, ultrasensitive …

SARS-CoV-2 (CoV2) infected, asymptomatic individuals are an important contributor to
COVID transmission. CoV2-specific immunoglobulin (Ig)—as generated by the immune …

The Omicron variant differs from earlier strains of SARS-CoV-2 in the way it enters host cells
and grows in vitro. We therefore reevaluated its diagnosis using saliva, nasopharyngeal …

Background Nasal swabs and saliva samples are being considered alternatives to
nasopharyngeal swabs (NPSs) for detecting severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus …

The genome of the Omicron variant of concern (VOC) contains more than 50 mutations,
many of which have been associated with increased transmissibility, differing disease …

To compare the detection of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in nasopharyngeal-swab
(NPS) and oral saliva samples. 255 samples were obtained from 85 Omicron-infected …

COVID-19 has been a global public health and economic challenge. Screening for the
SARS-CoV-2 virus has been a key part of disease mitigation while the world continues to …

Saliva is a promising alternative for a nasopharyngeal swab (NPS) in specimen collection to
detect SARS-CoV-2. We compared the diagnostic performance and tolerability of saliva …