Open AccessClinical and laboratory characteristics of hepatitis C and COVID‐19 coinfection: Prolonged RNA shedding in nonhospitalized case
Author(s) -
Villar Livia Melo,
Paula Vanessa Salete,
Pinto Laura Cristina Machado,
Marques Bianca Cristina Leires,
Costa Vanessa Duarte,
Silva Lucas Lima,
Santos Alanna Calheiros,
Nascimento Giselle Prado,
Miguel Juliana Custódio,
Mendonça Ana Carolina da Fonseca,
Motta Fernando Couto,
LewisXimenez Lia Laura
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3877
Subject(s) - coinfection , medicine , virology , viral shedding , covid-19 , rna , immunology , pathology , virus , biology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , biochemistry , gene
Nonhospitalized COVID‐19 and hepatitis C‐coinfected patient presented prolonged RNA shedding and mild course of infection. This finding demonstrated the importance of long follow‐up of these patients.