Persistence of Positive RT-PCR Results for Over 70 Days in Two Travelers with COVID-19.

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
Theo-Ben KandetuIsmael Katjitae

Abstract

The relation of continuing to test positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) by reverse transcription real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to infectivity remains unclear, with numerous consequences. This report describes 2 patients with persistent viral detection by RT-PCR for 77 and 72 days, respectively, longer than other reported case-patients who were otherwise healthy.

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May 18, 2021·Academic Pathology·Katherine L ImborekBradley A Ford
Sep 3, 2021·Pneumologie·Andreas Rembert KoczullaRalf Harun Zwick

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