A case of extremely prolonged viral shedding: Could cell cultures be a diagnostic tool to drive COVID-19 patient discharge?

This study addressed the case of a patient with prolonged COVID-19 viral shedding, reported by Real-Time PCR, until 71 days from symptom onset. However, viral culture received negative results after 30 days from symptom onset. Therefore, viral culture may be a worthwhile test for patients requiring...

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Autores principales: Mileto, Davide, Foschi, Antonella, Mancon, Alessandro, Merli, Stefania, Staurenghi, Federica, Pezzati, Laura, Rizzo, Alberto, Conti, Federico, Romeri, Francesca, Bernacchia, Dario, Meroni, Rachele, Rizzardini, Giuliano, Gismondo, Maria Rita, Micheli, Valeria
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of International Society for Infectious Diseases. 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7679112/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33227514
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.11.161
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Sumario:This study addressed the case of a patient with prolonged COVID-19 viral shedding, reported by Real-Time PCR, until 71 days from symptom onset. However, viral culture received negative results after 30 days from symptom onset. Therefore, viral culture may be a worthwhile test for patients requiring discharge, in particular for those presenting prolonged viral shedding.

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