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Two cases of COVID‐19 with positive salivary and negative pharyngeal or respiratory swabs at hospital discharge: A rising concern

Lorenzo Azzi, Giulio Carcano, Daniela Dalla Gasperina, Fausto Sessa, Vittorio Maurino, Andreina Baj

Oral Diseases · 2020 · 51 citations · 7 references

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We report two cases of COVID-19 showing negative respiratory swabs but positive salivary samples at the same time. These findings rise the concern about how to manage these patients before hospital discharging, thus avoiding contagion among their family members or a second coronavirus wave once the lockdown is over.

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