November 23, 2020

Impact of Age on Duration of Viral RNA Shedding in Patients with COVID-19

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Transmission

Keywords (Tags): transmission

Older age was associated with a longer duration of SARS-CoV-2 viral shedding among a cohort of 384 patients admitted from January 11, 2020 to March 24, 2020 in Wuhan, China (adjusted OR=1.02, 95%CI=1.01-1.04; p=0.003). The median duration of viral RNA shedding was 32 days (range 4-111 days).

Zhou et al. (Nov 15, 2020). Impact of Age on Duration of Viral RNA Shedding in Patients with COVID-19. Aging. https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.104114