Positive rectal swabs in young patients recovered from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Copyright © 2020 The British Infection Association. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved..
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the widely concerned issue about positive real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test results after discharge in patients recovered from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
METHODS: We identified seven cases of COVID-19 who was readmitted to hospital because of positive RT-PCR after discharge, including three pediatrics and four young adult patients.
RESULTS: Six patients had positive rectal swabs but negative throat swabs, and one patient had positive throat swabs. All the patients continued to be asymptomatic and had unchanged chest computed tomography from previous images. The time from hospital discharge to positive RT-PCR after recovery was 7-11 days. The time from positive to negative rectal swabs was 5-23 days.
CONCLUSION: The study might suggest the positive RT-PCR after recovery did not mean disease relapse or virus reinfection. Adding RT-PCR test of rectal swabs to the criteria for discharge or discontinuation of quarantine might be necessary.
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2020 |
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:81 |
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The Journal of infection - 81(2020), 2 vom: 15. Aug., Seite e49-e52 |
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Englisch |
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Zhang, Bin [VerfasserIn] |
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Date Completed 03.08.2020 Date Revised 12.03.2021 published: Print-Electronic CommentOn: JAMA. 2020 Feb 27;:. - PMID 32105304 Citation Status MEDLINE |
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10.1016/j.jinf.2020.04.023 |
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| 520 | |a OBJECTIVES: To investigate the widely concerned issue about positive real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test results after discharge in patients recovered from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) | ||
| 520 | |a METHODS: We identified seven cases of COVID-19 who was readmitted to hospital because of positive RT-PCR after discharge, including three pediatrics and four young adult patients | ||
| 520 | |a RESULTS: Six patients had positive rectal swabs but negative throat swabs, and one patient had positive throat swabs. All the patients continued to be asymptomatic and had unchanged chest computed tomography from previous images. The time from hospital discharge to positive RT-PCR after recovery was 7-11 days. The time from positive to negative rectal swabs was 5-23 days | ||
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