AlJishi, J.M.Al-Tawfiq, Jaffar A.2021-02-122021-02-122020-09-10AlJishi, J. M., & Al-Tawfiq, J. A. (2021). Intermittent viral shedding in respiratory samples of patients with SARS-CoV-2: Observational analysis with infection control implications. The Journal of Hospital Infection, 107, 98–100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2020.09.0111532-29390195-6701https://hdl.handle.net/1805/25217This article is made available for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or be any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been a global health concern since December 2019. It was feared that intermittent positive cases may indicate a reinfection as there were a number of patients who had positive reverse-transcriptase–polymerase-chain-reaction (RT-PCR) after an initial negative test. Here, we describe the occurrence of intermittent positive PCR and the duration of viral PCR positivity in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients admitted to Qatif Central Hospital, Saudi Arabia.en-USPublic Health EmergencyCOVID-19Observational StudyTestingPolymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)Saudi ArabiaArticle