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Editor, Senior Moderator
J Clin Lab Anal
. 2020 Jun 7;e23392.
doi: 10.1002/jcla.23392. Online ahead of print.
Clinical Features of COVID-19 Convalescent Patients With Re-Positive Nucleic Acid Detection
Hui Zhu[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Liyun Fu[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP], Yinhua Jin[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Jiale Shao[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Shun Zhang[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Nanhong Zheng[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Lingyan Fan[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Zhe Yu[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Jun Ying[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Yaoren Hu[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP], Tongen Chen[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Yanglingzi Chen[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Min Chen[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Mingjue Chen[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Zi Xiong[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Junfei Kang[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Jiachang Jin[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Ting Cai[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Honghua Ye[SUP] 8 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a pandemic that has rapidly spread worldwide. Increasingly, confirmed patients being discharged according to the current diagnosis and treatment protocols, follow-up of convalescent patients is important to knowing about the outcome.
Methods: A retrospective study was performed among 98 convalescent patients with COVID-19 in a single medical center. The clinical features of patients during their hospitalization and 2-week postdischarge quarantine were collected.
Results: Among the 98 COVID-19 convalescent patients, 17 (17.3%) were detected positive severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) nucleic acid during 2-week postdischarge quarantine. The median time from discharge to SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid re-positive was 4 days (IQR, 3-8.5).The median time from symptoms onset to final respiratory SARS-CoV-2 detection of negative result was significantly longer in re-positive group (34 days [IQR, 29.5-42.5]) than in non-re-positive group (19 days [IQR, 16-26]). On the other hand, the levels of CD3-CD56 + NK cells during hospitalization and 2-week postdischarge were higher in re-positive group than in non-re-positive group (repeated measures ANOVA, P = .018). However, only one case in re-positive group showed exudative lesion recurrence in pulmonary computed tomography (CT) with recurred symptoms.
Conclusion: It is still possible for convalescent patients to show positive for SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid detection, but most of the re-positive patients showed no deterioration in pulmonary CT findings. Continuous quarantine and close follow-up for convalescent patients are necessary to prevent possible relapse and spread of the disease to some extent.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; convalescent patients.
. 2020 Jun 7;e23392.
doi: 10.1002/jcla.23392. Online ahead of print.
Clinical Features of COVID-19 Convalescent Patients With Re-Positive Nucleic Acid Detection
Hui Zhu[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Liyun Fu[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP], Yinhua Jin[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Jiale Shao[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Shun Zhang[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Nanhong Zheng[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Lingyan Fan[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Zhe Yu[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Jun Ying[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Yaoren Hu[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP], Tongen Chen[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Yanglingzi Chen[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Min Chen[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Mingjue Chen[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Zi Xiong[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Junfei Kang[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Jiachang Jin[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Ting Cai[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Honghua Ye[SUP] 8 [/SUP]
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- PMID: 32506726
- DOI: 10.1002/jcla.23392
Abstract
Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a pandemic that has rapidly spread worldwide. Increasingly, confirmed patients being discharged according to the current diagnosis and treatment protocols, follow-up of convalescent patients is important to knowing about the outcome.
Methods: A retrospective study was performed among 98 convalescent patients with COVID-19 in a single medical center. The clinical features of patients during their hospitalization and 2-week postdischarge quarantine were collected.
Results: Among the 98 COVID-19 convalescent patients, 17 (17.3%) were detected positive severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) nucleic acid during 2-week postdischarge quarantine. The median time from discharge to SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid re-positive was 4 days (IQR, 3-8.5).The median time from symptoms onset to final respiratory SARS-CoV-2 detection of negative result was significantly longer in re-positive group (34 days [IQR, 29.5-42.5]) than in non-re-positive group (19 days [IQR, 16-26]). On the other hand, the levels of CD3-CD56 + NK cells during hospitalization and 2-week postdischarge were higher in re-positive group than in non-re-positive group (repeated measures ANOVA, P = .018). However, only one case in re-positive group showed exudative lesion recurrence in pulmonary computed tomography (CT) with recurred symptoms.
Conclusion: It is still possible for convalescent patients to show positive for SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid detection, but most of the re-positive patients showed no deterioration in pulmonary CT findings. Continuous quarantine and close follow-up for convalescent patients are necessary to prevent possible relapse and spread of the disease to some extent.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; convalescent patients.