Clinical Significance of a High SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load in the Saliva.

Jin Gu Yoon Jung Yoon Joon Young Song Soo-Young Yoon Chae-Seung Lim Hye Seong Ji Yun Noh Hee Jin Cheong Woo-Joo Kim

Published in: Journal of Korean medical science (2020)

SARS-CoV-2 viral load was consistently high in the saliva; it was relatively higher than that in the oropharynx during the early stage of COVID-19. Chlorhexidine mouthwash was effective in reducing the SARS-CoV-2 viral load in the saliva for a short-term period.

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respiratory syndrome coronavirus
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