The sensitivity and specificity of the RSID™-saliva kit for the detection of human salivary amylase in the Forensic Science Laboratory, Dublin, Ireland

We demonstrate here that the RSID™-saliva test can be used as a test for human salivary α-amylase on samples routinely examined in forensic casework. We show that the RSID™-saliva test detects salivary α-amylase at lower concentrations than the Phadebas® Quantitative test, that the RSID™-saliva test does not cross-react with forensically important human fluids and that the RSID™-saliva test can be successfully integrated into the whole swab semen extraction method.