Forensic Science International
Volume 194, Issue 1 , Pages 67-71, 30 January 2010

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

Biology Section, Forensic Science Laboratory, Garda Headquarters, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8, Ireland

Received 24 February 2009; received in revised form 4 June 2009; accepted 9 October 2009. published online 23 November 2009.

Abstract 

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.

Keywords: Saliva, Forensic science, Sexual assaults, Body fluids

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PII: S0379-0738(09)00420-4

doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.10.009

Forensic Science International
Volume 194, Issue 1 , Pages 67-71, 30 January 2010

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