The findings from a recent study conducted in the United States suggest that combining saliva with a practical pooling protocol may open the door for easier surveillance testing for the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), particularly in resource-limited settings.
Researchers carried out an analytical susceptibility test with cultured SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in seven antigen-detecting rapid diagnostic (Ag-RDTs).