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Comment
. 2021 Jan;82(1):159-198.
doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.06.046. Epub 2020 Jun 21.

Older age is associated with sustained detection of SARS-CoV-2 in nasopharyngeal swab samples

Takeshi Hattori  1 , Masaru Amishima  2 , Daisuke Morinaga  2 , Keisuke Kamada  3 , Sho Nakakubo  3 , Yu Yamashita  3 , Yasuo Shichinohe  4 , Shinichi Fujisawa  5 , Mutsumi Nishida  5 , Yasuyuki Nasuhara  6 , Takanori Teshima  7 , Satoshi Konno  8
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Comment

Older age is associated with sustained detection of SARS-CoV-2 in nasopharyngeal swab samples

Takeshi Hattori et al. J Infect. 2021 Jan.
No abstract available

Keywords: Covid-19; Nasopharyngeal swab samples; Older age; Pcr.

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Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Figures

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Fig. 1
The association of patient age with prolonged duration of positive PCR results among patients diagnosed with COVID-19 at National Hospital Organization, Hokkaido Medical Center.
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Comment on

  • Comparison of SARS-CoV-2 detection in nasopharyngeal swab and saliva.
    Iwasaki S, Fujisawa S, Nakakubo S, Kamada K, Yamashita Y, Fukumoto T, Sato K, Oguri S, Taki K, Senjo H, Sugita J, Hayasaka K, Konno S, Nishida M, Teshima T. Iwasaki S, et al. J Infect. 2020 Aug;81(2):e145-e147. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.05.071. Epub 2020 Jun 4. J Infect. 2020. PMID: 32504740 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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