Risk factors for viral RNA shedding in COVID-19 patients
Yu Fu, Ping Han, Rui Zhu, Tao Bai, Jianhua Yi, Xi Zhao, Meihui Tao, Runze Quan, Chaoyue Chen, Ying Zhang, Qin He, Mengjia Jing, Xiaofeng Xiong, Dean Tian, Wei Yan
Abstract
<b>The median time of SARS-CoV-2 viral</b><b>RNA shedding was 19 days. Patients with coronary heart disease comorbidity or decreased albumin levels experienced delays in clearance of SARS-CoV-2 RNA.</b>https://bit.ly/2zjQu64
Topics & Concepts
MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Viral sheddingRNA2019-20 coronavirus outbreakComorbidityVirologyInternal medicineDiseaseVirusOutbreakGeneInfectious disease (medical specialty)GeneticsBiologyCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesSARS-CoV-2 detection and testingSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research