Residual SARS-CoV-2 RNA in nasal swabs of convalescent COVID-19 patients: Is prolonged quarantine always justified?

Residual SARS-CoV-2 RNA in nasal swabs of convalescent COVID-19 patients: Is prolonged quarantine always justified?

Real-time reverse transcription PCR is currently the most sensitive method to detect severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Defining whether a patient could be contagious or not contagious in the presence of residual SARS-CoV-2 RNA is of extreme importance in the context of pu...

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Main Authors: Antonio Piralla, Matteo Ricchi, Maria Grazia Cusi, Paola Prati, Nadia Vicari, Giada Scarsi, Claudia Gandolfo, Gabriele Anichini, Chiara Terrosi, Elena Percivalle, Edoardo Vecchio Nepita, Federica Bergami, Monica Tallarita, Raffaella Di Martino, Alessandro Ferrari, Francesca Rovida, Giovanna Lunghi, Roberta Schiavo, Fausto Baldanti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
Virus isolation
Real-time reverse transcription PCR
Cq value
Infectivity
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971220322785

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