Polymerase Chain Reaction Assays Reverted to Positive in 25 Discharged Patients With COVID-19
Jing Yuan, Shanglong Kou, Yanhua Liang, Jianfeng Zeng, Yanchao Pan, Lei Liu
Abstract
We report the observation that 14.5% of COVID-19 patients had positive RT-PCR testing again after discharge. We describe correlations between laboratory parameters and treatment duration (P = .002) and time to virus recrudescence (P = .008), suggesting the need for additional measures to confirm illness resolution in COVID-19 patients.
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MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Polymerase chain reactionVirologyCoronavirus InfectionsBetacoronavirusInternal medicineGeneticsOutbreakDiseaseBiologyGeneInfectious disease (medical specialty)SARS-CoV-2 detection and testingSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies