Prevalence and outcomes of re-positive nucleic acid tests in discharged COVID-19 patients.
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis
; 40(2): 413-417, 2021 Feb.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32865669
ABSTRACT
The prevalence and outcomes of patients who had re-activation of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) after discharge remain poorly understood. We included 126 consecutively confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 2-month follow-up data after discharge in this retrospective study. The upper respiratory specimen using a reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction test of three patients (71 years [60-76]) were positive within 11-20 days after their discharge, with an event rate of 19.8 (95%CI 2.60-42.1) per 1,000,000 patient-days. Moreover, all re-positive patients were asymptomatic. Our findings suggest that few recovered patients may still be virus carriers even after reaching the discharge criteria.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
RNA, Viral
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis
Journal subject:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
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MICROBIOLOGIA
Year:
2021
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China