SARS-CoV-2 Virus Culture and Subgenomic RNA for Respiratory Specimens from Patients with Mild Coronavirus Disease.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 26(11): 2701-2704, 2020 11.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32749957
ABSTRACT
We investigated 68 respiratory specimens from 35 coronavirus disease patients in Hong Kong, of whom 32 had mild disease. We found that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and subgenomic RNA were rarely detectable beyond 8 days after onset of illness. However, virus RNA was detectable for many weeks by reverse transcription PCR.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Respiratory System
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Severity of Illness Index
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RNA, Viral
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Coronavirus Infections
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Betacoronavirus
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Year:
2020
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Article