Prolonged Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Body Fluids.

Sun, Jiufeng; Xiao, Jianpeng; Sun, Ruilin; Tang, Xi; Liang, Chumin; Lin, Huifang; Zeng, Lilian; Hu, Jianxiong; Yuan, Runyu; Zhou, Pingping; Peng, Jinju; Xiong, Qianlin; Cui, Fengfu; Liu, Zhe; Lu, Jing; Tian, Junzhang; Ma, Wenjun; Ke, Changwen

Sun, Jiufeng; Xiao, Jianpeng; Sun, Ruilin; Tang, Xi; Liang, Chumin; Lin, Huifang; Zeng, Lilian; Hu, Jianxiong; Yuan, Runyu; Zhou, Pingping; Peng, Jinju; Xiong, Qianlin; Cui, Fengfu; Liu, Zhe; Lu, Jing; Tian, Junzhang; Ma, Wenjun; Ke, Changwen.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 26(8): 1834-1838, 2020 08.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-209889

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ABSTRACT

We prospectively assessed 49 coronavirus disease cases in Guangdong, China, to estimate the frequency and duration of detectable severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 RNA in human body fluids. The prolonged persistence of virus RNA in various body fluids may guide the clinical diagnosis and prevention of onward virus transmission.

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Betacoronavirus/pathogenicity; Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections/transmission; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology; Pneumonia, Viral/transmission; RNA, Viral/genetics; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Betacoronavirus/genetics; COVID-19; COVID-19 Testing; Child; Child, Preschool; China/epidemiology; Clinical Laboratory Techniques/methods; Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis; Feces/virology; Female; Hospitalization/statistics & numerical data; Humans; Infant; Male; Middle Aged; Nasopharynx/virology; Pharynx/virology; Pneumonia, Viral/diagnosis; Prospective Studies; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; SARS-CoV-2; Severity of Illness Index; Sputum/virology; Time Factors

Keywords

2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; China; Guangdong; RNA; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; persistence; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / RNA, Viral / Coronavirus Infections / Pandemics / Betacoronavirus Type of study: Cohort study / Diagnostic study / Observational study / Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Emerg Infect Dis Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2020 Document Type: Article

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