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J Med Virol. 2020 Apr 29. doi: 10.1002/jmv.25952. [Epub ahead of print]
Prolonged SARS-CoV-2 RNA shedding: Not a rare phenomenon.
Li N[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]2,[/SUP][SUP]3[/SUP], Wang X[SUP]2,[/SUP][SUP]4,[/SUP][SUP]3[/SUP], Lv T[SUP]2,[/SUP][SUP]3,[/SUP][SUP]5[/SUP].
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Abstract
A few studies have reported the long shedding of SARS-CoV-2 RNA. However, the duration of RNA shedding in Wuhan is rarely known and the meaning of the prolonged shedding is still under investigation. Almost 10% patients diagnosed of COVID-19 had a RNA shedding longer than 30 days even if the symptom elimination. The IgM was in a high level in the 9[SUP]th[/SUP] week after symptom onset in these prolonged-RNA-shedding patients. Further study should be conducted to know the infectivity of the virus and the relationship between RNA shedding and antibody expression. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
KEYWORDS:
Antibody; Coronavirus; RNA shedding
PMID:32347980DOI:10.1002/jmv.25952
Prolonged SARS-CoV-2 RNA shedding: Not a rare phenomenon.
Li N[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]2,[/SUP][SUP]3[/SUP], Wang X[SUP]2,[/SUP][SUP]4,[/SUP][SUP]3[/SUP], Lv T[SUP]2,[/SUP][SUP]3,[/SUP][SUP]5[/SUP].
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Abstract
A few studies have reported the long shedding of SARS-CoV-2 RNA. However, the duration of RNA shedding in Wuhan is rarely known and the meaning of the prolonged shedding is still under investigation. Almost 10% patients diagnosed of COVID-19 had a RNA shedding longer than 30 days even if the symptom elimination. The IgM was in a high level in the 9[SUP]th[/SUP] week after symptom onset in these prolonged-RNA-shedding patients. Further study should be conducted to know the infectivity of the virus and the relationship between RNA shedding and antibody expression. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
KEYWORDS:
Antibody; Coronavirus; RNA shedding
PMID:32347980DOI:10.1002/jmv.25952