Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

November 5, 2020

Clinical Characteristics of Recovered COVID-19 Patients with Re-Detectable Positive RNA Test

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  • Among 262 patients with COVID-19, 14.5% were found to be re-detectable positive (RP) after at least 14 days of follow up. Most RP patients were young (under 60), initially had mild to moderate illness, and had earlier RNA-negative conversion from illness onset (less than 3 weeks) than non-RP patients. All RP patients were readmitted for observation, but none displayed fever and just a small number reported mild cough and chest tightness. No suspected transmission occurred among all 21 close contacts of RP patients.

An et al. (Sept 2020). Clinical Characteristics of Recovered COVID-19 Patients with Re-Detectable Positive RNA Test. Annals of Translational Medicine. https://doi.org/10.21037/atm-20-5602