A retrospective study suggests 55 days of persistence of SARS-CoV-2 during the first wave of the pandemic in Santiago de Chile

Background: As the COVID-19 pandemic persists, infections continue to surge globally. Presently, the most effective strategies to curb the disease and prevent outbreaks involve fostering immunity, promptly identifying positive cases, and ensuring their timely isolation. Notably, there are instances...

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Published in:	Heliyon
Main Authors:	Claudio Acuña-Castillo, Mabel Vidal, Eva Vallejos-Vidal, Roberto Luraschi, Carlos Barrera-Avalos, Ailen Inostroza-Molina, Sonia Molina-Cabrera, Daniel Valdes, Carolina Schafer, Kevin Maisey, Mónica Imarai, Rodrigo Vera, Sergio Vargas, Leonel E. Rojo, Elías Leiva-Salcedo, Alejandro Escobar, Sebastián Reyes-Cerpa, Alexis Gaete, Ricardo Palma-Vejares, Dante Travisany, Claudio Torres, Felipe E. Reyes-López, Ana María Sandino
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-04-01
Subjects:	SARS-CoV-2 Viral persistence Health care worker Phylogenetic analysis COVID-19 Pandemic
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240584402400450X