Factors Associated With Prolonged Viral RNA Shedding in Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

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BACKGROUND: An outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is becoming a public health emergency. Data are limited on the duration and host factors related to viral shedding.

METHODS: In this retrospective study, risk factors associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA shedding were evaluated in a cohort of 113 symptomatic patients from 2 hospitals outside Wuhan.

RESULTS: The median (interquartile range) duration of SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection was 17 (13-22) days as measured from illness onset. When comparing patients with early (<15 days) and late (≥15 days after illness onset) viral RNA clearance, prolonged SARS-CoV-2 RNA shedding was associated with male sex (P = .009), old age (P = .033), concomitant hypertension (P = .009), delayed admission to hospital after illness onset (P = .001), severe illness at admission (P = .049), invasive mechanical ventilation (P = .006), and corticosteroid treatment (P = .025). Patients with longer SARS-CoV-2 RNA shedding duration had slower recovery of body temperature (P < .001) and focal absorption on radiograph images (P < .001) than patients with early SARS-CoV-2 RNA clearance. Male sex (OR, 3.24; 95% CI, 1.31-8.02), delayed hospital admission (OR, 1.30; 95% CI, 1.10-1.54), and invasive mechanical ventilation (OR, 9.88; 95% CI, 1.11-88.02) were independent risk factors for prolonged SARS-CoV-2 RNA shedding.

CONCLUSIONS: Male sex, delayed admission to hospital after illness onset, and invasive mechanical ventilation were associated with prolonged SARS-CoV-2 RNA shedding. Hospital admission and general treatments should be started as soon as possible in symptomatic COVID-19 patients, especially male patients.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:71

Enthalten in:

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 71(2020), 15 vom: 28. Juli, Seite 799-806

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Xu, Kaijin [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Yanfei [VerfasserIn]
Yuan, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Yi, Ping [VerfasserIn]
Ding, Cheng [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Wenrui [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yongtao [VerfasserIn]
Ni, Qin [VerfasserIn]
Zou, Rongrong [VerfasserIn]
Li, Xiaohe [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Min [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Ying [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Hong [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Xuan [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Liang [VerfasserIn]
Su, Junwei [VerfasserIn]
Lang, Guanjing [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Xiaoxin [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Yongzheng [VerfasserIn]
Tao, Jingjing [VerfasserIn]
Shi, Ding [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Ling [VerfasserIn]
Cao, Qing [VerfasserIn]
Ruan, Bing [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Lei [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Zhaoqin [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Yan [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yingxia [VerfasserIn]
Sheng, Jifang [VerfasserIn]
Li, Lanjuan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Coronavirus
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Observational Study
RNA, Viral
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Risk factors
SARS-COV-2
Viral shedding

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Date Completed 05.08.2020

Date Revised 18.12.2020

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/cid/ciaa351

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM308565347