The protocol describes a SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic method that utilizes open-source automation to perform RT-qPCR molecular testing of saliva samples. This scalable approach can be applied to clinical public health surveillance as well as to increase the capacity of smaller university laboratories.
Ham, R. E., Smothers, A. R., King, K. L., Napolitano, J. M., Swann, T. J., Pekarek, L. G., Blenner, M. A., Dean, D. Efficient SARS-CoV-2 Quantitative Reverse Transcriptase PCR Saliva Diagnostic Strategy utilizing Open-Source Pipetting Robots. J. Vis. Exp. (180), e63395, doi:10.3791/63395 (2022).