SARS-CoV-2 Virus Culture and Subgenomic RNA for Respiratory Specimens from Patients with Mild Coronavirus Disease

SARS-CoV-2 Virus Culture and Subgenomic RNA for Respiratory Specimens from Patients with Mild Coronavirus Disease

We investigated 68 respiratory specimens from 35 coronavirus disease patients in Hong Kong, of whom 32 had mild disease. We found that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and subgenomic RNA were rarely detectable beyond 8 days after onset of illness. However, virus RNA was detectable fo...

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Main Authors: Ranawaka A.P.M. Perera, Eugene Tso, Owen T.Y. Tsang, Dominic N.C. Tsang, Kitty Fung, Yonna W.Y. Leung, Alex W.H. Chin, Daniel K.W. Chu, Samuel M.S. Cheng, Leo L.M. Poon, Vivien W.M. Chuang, Malik Peiris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
SARS-CoV-2
coronavirus
viruses
coronavirus disease
COVID-19
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/11/20-3219_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/11/20-3219_article

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