Recurrence of positive SARS-CoV-2 RNA in COVID-19: A case report

Autor: Dabiao Chen, Wenxiong Xu, Ziying Lei, Zhanlian Huang, Jing Liu, Zhiliang Gao, Liang Peng
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 93, Iss , Pp 297-299 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1201-9712
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.03.003
Popis: The ongoing outbreak of COVID-19 that began in Wuhan, China, has constituted a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, with cases confirmed in multiple countries. Currently, patients are the primary source of infection. We report a confirmed case of COVID-19 whose oropharyngeal swab test of SARS-CoV-2 RNA turned positive in convalescence. This case highlights the importance of active surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 RNA for infectivity assessment. Keywords: COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Novel coronavirus, NCP, Infectivity
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