Open AccessRecurrence of positive SARS-CoV-2 RNA in COVID-19: A case report
Author(s) -
Dabiao Chen,
Wenxiong Xu,
Ziying Lei,
Zhanlian Huang,
Jing Liu,
Zhiliang Gao,
Liang Peng
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.03.003
Subject(s) - covid-19 , virology , medicine , outbreak , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
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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