borderline significantP < 0.10
The day after symptom onset (comparing day 1 postonset with days 2 and 3) was associated with a significant decline in viral RNA shed into fine aerosols ( P < 0.05 for day 2 and P < 0.01 for day 3 in adjusted models), a borderline significant decline in coarse-aerosol shedding ( P < 0.10), and was not associated with a significant change in shedding detected in NP swabs ( P > 0.10).