Saliva Test

Service Description

What can be detected from a saliva test? A variety of drugs can be detected using a mouth swab test. These substances include alcohol, amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine, THC (marijuana), methamphetamine, opioids, and phencyclidine (PCP). How accurate is the saliva test? The diagnostic odds ratio was calculated at 87 (95% CI 19-395) and the area under the curve was calculated as 0.92 (95% CI 0.90-0.94) suggesting very good performance of the saliva tests in detecting SARS-CoV-2. Conclusion: Saliva testing has a very good discriminative and diagnostic ability to detect SARS-CoV-