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
Hauptverfasser: Bongiovanni, Marco, Bini, Francesco, Giuliani, Giuseppe, Gianturco, Luigi
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Sprache:eng
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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.
ISSN:0163-4453
1532-2742
DOI:10.1016/j.jinf.2020.12.030