Intermittent viral shedding in respiratory samples of patients with SARS-CoV-2: observational analysis with infection control implications

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dc.contributor.authorAlJishi, J.M.
dc.contributor.authorAl-Tawfiq, Jaffar A.
dc.contributor.departmentMedicine, School of Medicineen_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-12T21:07:12Z
dc.date.available2021-02-12T21:07:12Z
dc.date.issued2020-09-10
dc.descriptionThis 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.en_US
dc.description.abstractSevere 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_US
dc.eprint.versionFinal published versionen_US
dc.identifier.citationAlJishi, 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.2020.09.011en_US
dc.identifier.issn1532-2939en_US
dc.identifier.issn0195-6701en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1805/25217
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.isversionof10.1016/j.jhin.2020.09.011en_US
dc.relation.journalThe Journal of Hospital Infectionen_US
dc.rightsPublic Health Emergencyen_US
dc.sourcePublisheren_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectObservational Studyen_US
dc.subjectTestingen_US
dc.subjectPolymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)en_US
dc.subjectSaudi Arabiaen_US
dc.titleIntermittent viral shedding in respiratory samples of patients with SARS-CoV-2: observational analysis with infection control implicationsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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