The Correlation Between Clinical Features and Viral RNA Shedding in Outpatients With COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can shed virus, thereby causing human-to-human transmission, and the viral RNA shedding is commonly used as a proxy measure for infectivity.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed confirmed cases of COVID-19 who attended the fever clinic of Wuhan Union Hospital from January 14 to February 24. In terms of the viral RNA shedding (median values) at first visit, patients were divided into a high-viral RNA shedding group and a low-viral RNA shedding group. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis were performed to investigate the correlation between viral RNA shedding and clinical features.

Results

A total of 918 consecutive COVID-19 patients were enrolled, and sever

SUBMITTER: Liao T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7442275 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature