September 15, 2020

SARS-CoV-2 Recurrent RNA Positivity after Recovering from Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Meta-Analysis

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Testing and Treatment

Keywords (Tags): review, testing

• A systematic review found that the estimated cumulative proportion of recurrent RNA positivity in recovered COVID-19 patients was 12% (95% CI: 12-13%), ranging from 7-23% across studies and with follow-up testing between 1 and 60 days.

Mattiuzzi et al. (Sept 7, 2020). SARS-CoV-2 Recurrent RNA Positivity after Recovering from Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Meta-Analysis. Acta Bio-Medica. https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i3.10303