
Delayed SARS-CoV-2 Clearance in Patients with Obesity
Author(s) -
Xiujun Zhang,
Bin Lin,
Gang Yang,
Longgen Liu,
Jicun Lu,
Lu Zhang,
Yuan Xue
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s319029
Subject(s) - body mass index , medicine , obesity , covid-19 , white blood cell , virus , gastroenterology , risk factor , clearance , immunology , urology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The present study aimed to investigate the correlation between obesity and virus persistence in patients with COVID-19.