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Editor, Senior Moderator
Head Neck
. 2020 Jun 13.
doi: 10.1002/hed.26322. Online ahead of print.
Salivary Detection of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) and Implications for Oral Health-Care Providers
Nimit Bajaj[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Bruno P Granwehr[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Ehab Y Hanna[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Mark S Chambers[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has become a major public health crisis. The diagnostic and containment efforts for the disease have presented significant challenges for the global health-care community. In this brief report, we provide perspective on the potential use of salivary specimens for detection and serial monitoring of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), based on current literature. Oral health-care providers are at an elevated risk of exposure to COVID-19 due to their proximity to nasopharynx of patients, and the practice involving the use of aerosol-generating equipment. Here, we summarize the general guidelines for oral health-care specialists for prevention of nosocomial transmission of COVID-19, and provide specific recommendations for clinical care management.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; head and neck; nosocomial infection; saliva.
. 2020 Jun 13.
doi: 10.1002/hed.26322. Online ahead of print.
Salivary Detection of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) and Implications for Oral Health-Care Providers
Nimit Bajaj[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Bruno P Granwehr[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Ehab Y Hanna[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Mark S Chambers[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32533621
- DOI: 10.1002/hed.26322
Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has become a major public health crisis. The diagnostic and containment efforts for the disease have presented significant challenges for the global health-care community. In this brief report, we provide perspective on the potential use of salivary specimens for detection and serial monitoring of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), based on current literature. Oral health-care providers are at an elevated risk of exposure to COVID-19 due to their proximity to nasopharynx of patients, and the practice involving the use of aerosol-generating equipment. Here, we summarize the general guidelines for oral health-care specialists for prevention of nosocomial transmission of COVID-19, and provide specific recommendations for clinical care management.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; head and neck; nosocomial infection; saliva.