Repeat testing for SARS-CoV-2: persistence of viral RNA is common, and clearance is slower in older people

Med J Aust. 2021 Jun;214(10):468-470. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51036. Epub 2021 Apr 26.

Authors

Paulina Stehlik^{1

2}, Kylie Alcorn¹, Anna Jones³, Sanmarie Schlebusch^{3

4}, Andre Wattiaux¹, David A Henry^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service, Gold Coast, QLD.
² Bond University, Gold Coast, QLD.
³ Health Support Queensland, Gold Coast, QLD.
⁴ Queensland Reference Centre for Microbial and Public Health Genomics, Health Support Queensland, Brisbane, QLD.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Infectious diseases; Public health; RNA virus infections; Respiratory tract infections.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
COVID-19 / epidemiology
COVID-19 / virology*
COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing
Female
Humans
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
Male
Middle Aged
Queensland / epidemiology
RNA, Viral / analysis*
Risk Factors
SARS-CoV-2 / isolation & purification*
Viral Load

Substances

RNA, Viral