Prolonged Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Body Fluids
Jiufeng Sun, Jianpeng Xiao, Ruilin Sun, Xi Tang, Chumin Liang, Huifang Lin, Lilian Zeng, Jianxiong Hu, Runyu Yuan, Pingping Zhou, Jinju Peng, Qianlin Xiong, Fengfu Cui, Zhe Liu, Jing Lu, Junzhang Tian, Wenjun Ma, Changwen Ke
Abstract
We prospectively assessed 49 coronavirus disease cases in Guangdong, China, to estimate the frequency and duration of detectable severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 RNA in human body fluids. The prolonged persistence of virus RNA in various body fluids may guide the clinical diagnosis and prevention of onward virus transmission.
Topics & Concepts
Persistence (discontinuity)CoronavirusSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)VirologyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)MedicineVirusRNATransmission (telecommunications)Betacoronavirus2019-20 coronavirus outbreakRespiratory systemImmunologyBiologyDiseaseInternal medicineOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)GeneEngineeringElectrical engineeringBiochemistryGeotechnical engineeringCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchSARS-CoV-2 detection and testing