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cord-275439-cdlcv1c9	Iwasaki, S.	Comparison of SARS-CoV-2 detection in nasopharyngeal swab and saliva	2020-05-19		.txt	text/plain	1850	130	66	We prospectively compared the efficacy of PCR detection of SARS-CoV-2 between paired nasopharyngeal and saliva samples in nine COVID-19 patients. SARS-CoV-2 was detected in saliva in 8 of 9 (89%) patients and in all 11 samples taken within 2 weeks after disease onset. The diagnosis of COVID-19 is made by PCR testing of samples collected by nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal swabs, with the nasopharyngeal route being the standard with a sensitivity for the virus in the range of 52-71% [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] . demonstrated the saliva to be more sensitive for SARS-CoV-2 detection patients than nasopharyngeal swabs 14 . We prospectively compared SARS-CoV-2 detection between nasopharyngeal samples and saliva samples in 9 patients with COVID-19. Our results were consistent to these data; the virus was detected in all the saliva samples taken within 2 weeks after symptom onset. Data are shown as mean ± SD (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder, who has granted medRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity.	./cache/cord-275439-cdlcv1c9.txt	./txt/cord-275439-cdlcv1c9.txt