Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

April 28, 2020

Persistent viral RNA positivity during recovery period of a patient with SARS-CoV-2 infection

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  • This case report describes a SARS-CoV-2 infection with a clinical course of over 2 months, including reappearing viral RNA in saliva concurrent with viral specific antibodies. Findings indicate that SARS-CoV-2 can cause a long clinical course, and imply an immune evasion from the host immune system.

Yang et al. (April 24, 2020). Persistent viral RNA positivity during recovery period of a patient with SARS-CoV-2 infection. J Med Virol. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.25940