Saliva versus Upper Respiratory Swabs: Equivalent for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 University Screening while Saliva Positivity Is Prolonged After Symptom Onset in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Hospitalized Patients.

J Mol Diagn · 2022 · PMC9044746 · PMID 35489695

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an apparent trendno p-value reported

Although there was an apparent trend of decreasing positivity over time, the small sample size was a limiting factor to detect statistically significant differences.

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