Duration of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA in asymptomatic carriers

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. 2020 May 24;24(1):245.

doi: 10.1186/s13054-020-02952-0.

Duration of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA in asymptomatic carriers

Xiquan Yan^{1

2

3}, Xiaotong Han¹, Yong Fan⁴, Zhixiong Fang⁵, Da Long⁶, Yimin Zhu⁷

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¹ Hunan Provincial Institute of Emergency Medicine, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital/The First Affiliated Hospital, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
² School of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
³ Xiangtan Central Hospital, Xiangtan, Hunan, China.
⁴ Department of Infectious Diseases, Loudi Central Hospital, Loudi, Hunan, China.
⁵ Public Health Centre, Xiangtan Central Hospital, Xiangtan, Hunan, China.
⁶ Department of Science and Education, Shaoyang Central Hospital, Shaoyang, Hunan, China.
⁷ Hunan Provincial Institute of Emergency Medicine, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital/The First Affiliated Hospital, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China. zhuyimincs@163.com.

PMID: 32448332
PMCID: PMC7245635
DOI: 10.1186/s13054-020-02952-0

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Duration of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA in asymptomatic carriers

Xiquan Yan et al. Crit Care. 2020.

. 2020 May 24;24(1):245.

doi: 10.1186/s13054-020-02952-0.

Authors

Xiquan Yan^{1

2

3}, Xiaotong Han¹, Yong Fan⁴, Zhixiong Fang⁵, Da Long⁶, Yimin Zhu⁷

Affiliations

¹ Hunan Provincial Institute of Emergency Medicine, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital/The First Affiliated Hospital, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
² School of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
³ Xiangtan Central Hospital, Xiangtan, Hunan, China.
⁴ Department of Infectious Diseases, Loudi Central Hospital, Loudi, Hunan, China.
⁵ Public Health Centre, Xiangtan Central Hospital, Xiangtan, Hunan, China.
⁶ Department of Science and Education, Shaoyang Central Hospital, Shaoyang, Hunan, China.
⁷ Hunan Provincial Institute of Emergency Medicine, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital/The First Affiliated Hospital, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China. zhuyimincs@163.com.

PMID: 32448332
PMCID: PMC7245635
DOI: 10.1186/s13054-020-02952-0

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Keywords: Asymptomatic carriers; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Viral RNA; qRT-PCR.

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[1] Zhu N, Zhang D, Wang W, Li X, Yang B, Song J, Zhao X, Huang B, Shi W, Lu R, et al. A novel coronavirus from patients with pneumonia in China, 2019. N Engl J Med. 2020;382(8):727–733. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2001017. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[2] Zhu N, Zhang D, Wang W, Li X, Yang B, Song J, Zhao X, Huang B, Shi W, Lu R, et al. A novel coronavirus from patients with pneumonia in China, 2019. N Engl J Med. 2020;382(8):727–733. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2001017. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[3] Zhang J, Tian S, Lou J, Chen Y. Familial cluster of COVID-19 infection from an asymptomatic. Crit Care. 2020;24(1):119. doi: 10.1186/s13054-020-2817-7. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[4] Zhang J, Tian S, Lou J, Chen Y. Familial cluster of COVID-19 infection from an asymptomatic. Crit Care. 2020;24(1):119. doi: 10.1186/s13054-020-2817-7. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[5] Qiu J. Covert coronavirus infections could be seeding new outbreaks. Nature. 2020; published online Mar 20, 2020. doi: 10.1038/d41586-020-00822-x. - PubMed

[6] Qiu J. Covert coronavirus infections could be seeding new outbreaks. Nature. 2020; published online Mar 20, 2020. doi: 10.1038/d41586-020-00822-x. - PubMed

[7] CDC. Public Health recommendations for community-related exposure. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/public-health-recommendati.... Accessed 30 Mar 2020.

[8] CDC. Public Health recommendations for community-related exposure. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/public-health-recommendati.... Accessed 30 Mar 2020.

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