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vices were able to consistently de- tect the present infection , which the swab had missed .

Researchers studies showed that saliva was , in fact , more sensitive to detecting the in- fection , which increased test- ing accuracy , especially in the very early stages of infection

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This is critical

knowledge when you to consider that ev- ery day an infected person goes undiagnosed , they con- tinue the spread the virus to others unknowingly putting peo- ple at risk .

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