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cord-350557-7i7122zi	Rawlings, Stephen A	No Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 Seminal Shedding Despite SARS-CoV-2 Persistence in the Upper Respiratory Tract	2020-08-07		.txt	text/plain	1750	115	57	We evaluated the presence and level of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in semen, nasal secretion, and saliva collected after confirmed infection. SARS-CoV-2 RNA was not detected in semen 6–17 days after the onset of symptoms despite concomitant shedding in oral secretions. Here, we evaluated the presence and level of SARS-CoV-2 in paired semen, nasal secretion, and saliva samples collected in the short and medium term after confirmed SARS-CoV-2 symptomatic infections. Before enrollment, 5/6 participants tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 RNA on NP swab samples collected within 1-3 days following the onset of symptoms. Upon enrollment in the study, the diagnosis of active SARS-CoV-2 infection was confirmed by positive PCR on NP swab on day 6 post-symptom onset. We found no evidence of SARS-CoV-2 in semen collected 6-17 days after the onset of symptoms despite all men having concomitant shedding of virus in oral secretions up to 792 copies/µL.	./cache/cord-350557-7i7122zi.txt	./txt/cord-350557-7i7122zi.txt