Immunochromatographic test for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in saliva. Issue 2 (February 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kashiwagi, Katsuhito; Ishii, Yoshikazu; Aoki, Kotaro; Yagi, Shintaro; Maeda, Tadashi; Miyazaki, Taito; Yoshizawa, Sadako; Aoyagi, Katsumi; Tateda, Kazuhiro
• Is Part Of: Journal of infection and chemotherapy. Volume 27:Issue 2(2021)
• Page Start: 384
• Page End: 386
• Publication Date: 2021-02
• Subjects: COVID-19 -- SARS-CoV-2 -- POCT -- Antigen test -- Immunochromatography; Chemotherapy -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases -- Chemotherapy -- Periodicals; 615.5805
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2020.11.016
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1341-321X

Abstract

Abstract: We evaluated the rapid immunochromatographic test for severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antigen detection using 16 saliva specimens collected from 6 COVID-19 hospitalized patients, and detected N-antigen in 4 of 7 RT-PCR positive specimens. This POCT detected SARS-CoV-2 antigen in saliva and would be useful for COVID-19 diagnosis.