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

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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These two cases of COVID-19 showed negative respiratory swabs but positive salivary samples, raising concerns about managing these patients before discharge to prevent contagion among family members or a potential second wave of the coronavirus pandemic once the lockdown is lifted.