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Observational Study
. 2020 May 1;3(5):e209759.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.9759.

Coronavirus Disease 2019 Test Results After Clinical Recovery and Hospital Discharge Among Patients in China

Jinru Wu  1   2 , Xinyi Liu  1 , Jianjun Liu  2 , Han Liao  3 , Sixuan Long  2 , Ning Zhou  4 , Pa Wu  1
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Observational Study

Coronavirus Disease 2019 Test Results After Clinical Recovery and Hospital Discharge Among Patients in China

Jinru Wu et al. JAMA Netw Open. .

Abstract

This cross-sectional study used reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction tests to assess potential viral shedding among patients who previously had been diagnosed with and had clinically recovered from coronavirus disease 2019.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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Figure.. Timeline of Clinical Course of Discharged Patients With Positive Reverse Transcriptase–Polymerase Chain Reaction Test Results for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2
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