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ArticleJournal of medical virology2021

COVID-19 screening test by using random oropharyngeal saliva.

Mohan Rao, Fairuz A Rashid, Fashihah S A H Sabri, Nur Nadia Jamil, Valentinus Seradja, Nurul A Abdullah, Hanisah Ahmad, S L Aren, Shareh A S Ali, Mawaddah Ghazali and 8 more

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Article in Journal of medical virology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  5. [SARS-CoV-2 variants in relation to screening and vaccines].Bulletin de l'Academie nationale de medecine · 2022
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  9. One-Year Update on Salivary Diagnostic of COVID-19.Frontiers in public health · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors.

Mohan RaoInfectious Disease Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0001-9331-0486
Fairuz A RashidInfectious Disease Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Fashihah S A H SabriInfectious Disease Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Nur Nadia JamilInfectious Disease Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Valentinus SeradjaInfectious Disease Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Nurul A AbdullahKota Setar District Health Office, Kedah, Malaysia.
Hanisah AhmadKota Setar District Health Office, Kedah, Malaysia.
S L ArenKota Setar District Health Office, Kedah, Malaysia.
Shareh A S AliKota Setar District Health Office, Kedah, Malaysia.
Mawaddah GhazaliKuala Lumpur International Airport Health Office, Selangor, Malaysia.
Anizan A ManafKuala Lumpur International Airport Health Office, Selangor, Malaysia.
Harishah TalibKuala Lumpur International Airport Health Office, Selangor, Malaysia.
Rohaidah HashimInfectious Disease Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Rozainanee ZainInfectious Disease Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Ravindran ThayanInfectious Disease Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Fairuz AmranInfectious Disease Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Tahir ArisInfectious Disease Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Norazah AhmadInfectious Disease Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Funding

National Institute of Health, Ministry of Health, Malaysia NMRR-20-1821-56223
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An optimal clinical specimen for accurate detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) by minimizing the usage of consumables and reduce hazard exposure to healthcare workers is an urgent priority. The diagnostic performance of SARS-CoV-2 detection between healthcare worker-collected nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal (NP + OP) swabs and patient performed self-collected random saliva was assessed. Paired NP + OP swabs and random saliva were collected and processed within 48 h of specimen collection from two cohort studies which recruited 562 asymptomatic adult candidates. Real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction targeting Open reading frame 1a (ORF1a) and nucleocapsid (N) genes was performed and the results were compared. Overall, 65 of 562 (28.1%) candidates tested positive for COVID-19 based on random saliva, NP + OP swabs, or both testing techniques. The detection rate of SARS-CoV-2 was higher in random saliva compared to NP + OP testing (92.3%; 60/65 vs. 73.8%; 48/65; p < .05). The estimated sensitivity and specificity of random saliva were higher than NP + OP swabs (95.0; 99.9 vs. 72.2; 99.4). The C

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AdultClinical Laboratory TechniquesCohort StudiesCOVID-19COVID-19 TestingCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth PersonnelHumansMaleNasopharynxOropharynxReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionSalivaSARS-CoV-2Specimen HandlingCOVID-19nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swabspandemicrandom salivaSARS-CoV-2surveillance testing

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PMID33393672
PMCPMC7986796

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