Insight into the reason of prolonged viral RNA shedding in patients with COVID-19 infection
•Older age is the most important predictor of prolonged viral shedding in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection.•Male gender was a predictor of prolonged viral shedding only at univariate analysis.•Disease severity (considering hospitalization and deaths) was not associated with a prolonged viral shedd...
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Veröffentlicht in: | The Journal of infection 2021-04, Vol.82 (4), p.e13-e14 |
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Zusammenfassung: | •Older age is the most important predictor of prolonged viral shedding in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection.•Male gender was a predictor of prolonged viral shedding only at univariate analysis.•Disease severity (considering hospitalization and deaths) was not associated with a prolonged viral shedding. |
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ISSN: | 0163-4453 1532-2742 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.12.030 |