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Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 May 8;26(8). doi: 10.3201/eid2608.201097. [Epub ahead of print]
Prolonged Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Body Fluids.
Sun J, Xiao J, Sun R, Tang X, Liang C, Lin H, Zeng L, Hu J, Yuan R, Zhou P, Peng J, Xiong Q, Cui F, Liu Z, Lu J, Tian J, Ma W, Ke C.
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.
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
PMID:32383638DOI:10.3201/eid2608.201097
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Prolonged Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Body Fluids.
Sun J, Xiao J, Sun R, Tang X, Liang C, Lin H, Zeng L, Hu J, Yuan R, Zhou P, Peng J, Xiong Q, Cui F, Liu Z, Lu J, Tian J, Ma W, Ke C.
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.
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
PMID:32383638DOI:10.3201/eid2608.201097
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