Prolonged virus shedding even after seroconversion in a patient with COVID-19

Wang-Da Liu, Sui-Yuan Chang, Jann-Tay Wang, M. Tsai, C. Hung, Chia-Lin Hsu, Shan-Chwen Chang

Journal of Infection, 2020

• Prolonged virus shedding could be found among COVID-19 patients after clinical symptoms resolved and specific antibody emerged. • Viral detection from throat gargling sample could be an alternative diagnostic method for mild COVID-19 patients with scarce sputum. • Sputum remained the most sensitive specimen for viral detection after clinical symptoms resolved.

Cited by 101 publications.

Field of study: Medicine

10.1016/j.jinf.2020.03.063