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Currently, the gold standard for virus identification is the nasopharyngeal (NP) swab. Saliva samples, however, offer clear, practical, and logistical advantages but due to a lack of collection, transport, and storage solutions, high-throughput saliva-based laboratory tests are difficult to scale up as a screening or diagnostic tool. With this study, we aimed to validate an intralaboratory molecular detection method for SARS-CoV-2 on saliva samples collected in a new storage saline solution, comparing the results to NP swabs to determine the difference in sensitivity between the two tests. Methods. In this study, 156 patients (cases) and 1005 asymptomatic subjects (controls) were enrolled and tested simultaneously for the detection of the SARS-CoV-2 viral genome by RT-PCR on both NP swab and saliva samples. Saliva samples were collected in a preservative and inhibiting saline solution (Biofarma Srl). Internal method validation was performed to standardize the entire workflow for saliva samples. Results. The identification of SARS-CoV-2 conducted on saliva samples showed a clinical sensitivity of 95.1% and specificity of 97.8% compared to NP swabs. The positive predictive value (PPV) was 81% while the negative predictive value (NPV) was 99.5%. Test concordance was 97.6% (Cohen\u2019s\n                    <jats:inline-formula>\n                      <a:math xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M1\">\n                        <a:mtext>Kappa<\/a:mtext>\n                        <a:mo>=<\/a:mo>\n                        <a:mn>0.86<\/a:mn>\n                      <\/a:math>\n                    <\/jats:inline-formula>\n                    ; 95% CI 0.81-0.91). The LoD of the test was 5 viral copies for both samples. Conclusions. RT-PCR assays conducted on a stored saliva sample achieved similar performance to those on NP swabs, and this may provide a very effective tool for population screening and diagnosis. Collection of saliva in a stabilizing solution makes the test more convenient and widely available; furthermore, the denaturing properties of the solution reduce the infective risks belonging to sample manipulation.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1155\/2022\/6478434","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,1,7]],"date-time":"2022-01-07T17:35:38Z","timestamp":1641576938000},"page":"1-8","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["Validation of a Saliva-Based Test for the Molecular Diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 Infection"],"prefix":"10.1155","volume":"2022","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2646-4228","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Michela","family":"Bulfoni","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy"},{"name":"Institute of Pathology, ASU FC, Udine, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Emanuela","family":"Sozio","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Infectious Disease Unit, Department of Medicine, ASU FC, Udine, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Barbara","family":"Marcon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Laboratory Medicine, ASU FC, Udine, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Maria","family":"De Martino","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Daniela","family":"Cesselli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy"},{"name":"Institute of Pathology, ASU FC, Udine, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Chiara","family":"De Carlo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Infectious Disease Unit, Department of Medicine, ASU FC, Udine, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Romina","family":"Martinella","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Laboratory Medicine, ASU FC, Udine, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Angelica","family":"Migotti","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Laboratory Medicine, ASU FC, Udine, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Eleonora","family":"Vania","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Infectious Disease Unit, Department of Medicine, ASU FC, Udine, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Agnese","family":"Zanus-Fortes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Infectious Disease Unit, Department of Medicine, ASU FC, Udine, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jessica","family":"De Piero","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Infectious Disease Unit, Department of Medicine, ASU FC, Udine, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Emanuele","family":"Nencioni","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Biofarma Srl, Mereto di Tomba Udine, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Carlo","family":"Tascini","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy"},{"name":"Infectious Disease Unit, Department of Medicine, ASU FC, Udine, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Miriam","family":"Isola","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9070-4807","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Francesco","family":"Curcio","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy"},{"name":"Department of Laboratory Medicine, ASU FC, Udine, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"311","reference":[{"key":"1","volume-title":"Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)","author":"CDC","year":"2020"},{"key":"2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"45","DOI":"10.5005\/jp-journals-10070-6126","article-title":"Coronavirus disease-2019: an overview and update","volume":"6","author":"A. 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