[HTML][HTML] Recurrence of positive SARS-CoV-2 RNA in COVID-19: A case report
D Chen, W Xu, Z Lei, Z Huang, J Liu, Z Gao… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
D Chen, W Xu, Z Lei, Z Huang, J Liu, Z Gao, L Peng
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020•ElsevierThe 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.
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.
Abstract
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.
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