J Med Virol. 2020 Sep 5. doi: 10.1002/jmv.26491. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) poses a serious threat to human health and lives. The virus is still spreading throughout the world, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases is increasing. After patients with COVID-19 are treated and discharged, some have repeated clinical symptoms and become positive for nucleic acid tests a second time. Through analysis and review of the existing literature, the proportion of re-positive patients in the discharged patient population and their clinical characteristics were systematically described for the first time. Furthermore, an in-depth analysis of the causes of re-positive nucleic acid tests and the potential transmission of the disease provides the basis for the management and protection of discharged patients with COVID-19. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
PMID:32890414 | DOI:10.1002/jmv.26491