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Persistence of infectivity in elderly individuals diagnosed with severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection 10 days after onset of symptoms: A cross-sectional study.
Longtin, Yves; Parkes, Leighanne O; Charest, Hugues; Rajarison, Stacy; Zaharatos, Gerasimos J; Fafard, Judith; Roger, Michel; De Serres, Gaston.
Afiliação
  • Longtin Y; Jewish General Hospital Sir Mortimer B. Davis, Montreal, Canada.
  • Parkes LO; Lady Davis Research Institute, Montreal, Canada.
  • Charest H; Jewish General Hospital Sir Mortimer B. Davis, Montreal, Canada.
  • Rajarison S; Laboratoire de Santé Publique du Québec, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Canada.
  • Zaharatos GJ; Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec, Quebec City, Canada.
  • Fafard J; Département de microbiologie, infectiologie et immunologie, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada.
  • Roger M; Jewish General Hospital Sir Mortimer B. Davis, Montreal, Canada.
  • De Serres G; Jewish General Hospital Sir Mortimer B. Davis, Montreal, Canada.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol ; 44(4): 659-662, 2023 04.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34866565
ABSTRACT
We performed viral culture of nasopharyngeal specimens in individuals aged 79 and older, infected with severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), 10 days after symptom onset. A positive viral culture was obtained in 10 (45%) of 22 participants, including 4 (33%) of 12 individuals with improving symptoms. The results of this small study suggest that infectivity may be prolonged among older individuals.
Assuntos

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies Limite: Aged / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Assunto da revista: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS / ENFERMAGEM / EPIDEMIOLOGIA / HOSPITAIS Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Canadá

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies Limite: Aged / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Assunto da revista: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS / ENFERMAGEM / EPIDEMIOLOGIA / HOSPITAIS Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Canadá