Duration of viral infectiousness and correlation with symptoms and diagnostic testing in non-hospitalized adults during acute SARS-CoV-2 infection: A longitudinal cohort study

Submitted by galeadmin on Mon, 04/03/2023 - 10:07

In a collaborative study we evaluated viral shedding, and we isolated and sequenced virus across time, comparing outcomes with current diagnostic testing and clinical features of infection and recovery.  Remarkably, some people are viral RNA+ for up to 30 days following COVID symptom onset.

Read the study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36913789/