Factors associated with the duration of viral shedding in adults with COVID-19 outside of Wuhan, China: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate factors associated with the duration of viral shedding in patients with COVID-19, outside of Wuhan.

Methods

In this retrospective cohort study, patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 in Changsha, China were included. Clinical characteristics, laboratory findings, treatment, and outcome were retrieved. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to explore potential factors.

Results

Overall, 147 patients with COVID-19 were included. The median duration of viral shedding (the number of days from symptoms onset until the successive negative detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA) was 17 days (interquartile range [IQR], 12-21). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis indicated that the highest temperature at admission (odds ratio [OR], 5.200;

SUBMITTER: Qi L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7231495 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature