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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
; 44(4): 659-662, 2023 04.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34866565
RESUMO
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.