Meta-analysis: Saliva vs. nasopharyngeal swabs equally sensitive for Covid-19 diagnosis

The Sensitivity and Costs of Testing for SARS-CoV-2 Infection With Saliva Versus Nasopharyngeal Swabs: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine

Commentary: Saliva, Nasopharyngeal Samples Equally Sensitive for SARS-CoV-2 – Physician’s Weekly

Commentary on Twitter

Nasopharyngeal swab or saliva to diagnose covid-19?
A systematic review of 37 studies, 7332 paired sampleshttps://t.co/mOTpXSz8I3@AnnalsofIM supports saliva being as sensitive and less costly, "should replace NP swabs in most populations being tested," by @mcgillu pic.twitter.com/cfSKVbFGlw

— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) January 11, 2021