tetano
Editor, Senior Moderator
Oral Dis. 2020 Apr 25. doi: 10.1111/odi.13368. [Epub ahead of print]
Two cases of COVID-19 with positive salivary and negative pharyngeal or respiratory swabs at hospital discharge: a rising concern.
Azzi L[SUP]1[/SUP], Carcano G[SUP]2[/SUP], Dalla Gasperina D[SUP]3[/SUP], Sessa F[SUP]4[/SUP], Maurino V[SUP]1[/SUP], Baj A[SUP]5[/SUP].
Author information
Abstract
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.
This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
PMID:32333518DOI:10.1111/odi.13368
Two cases of COVID-19 with positive salivary and negative pharyngeal or respiratory swabs at hospital discharge: a rising concern.
Azzi L[SUP]1[/SUP], Carcano G[SUP]2[/SUP], Dalla Gasperina D[SUP]3[/SUP], Sessa F[SUP]4[/SUP], Maurino V[SUP]1[/SUP], Baj A[SUP]5[/SUP].
Author information
Abstract
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.
This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
PMID:32333518DOI:10.1111/odi.13368