Clinical Characteristics and Factors Associated With Long-Term Viral Excretion in Patients With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection : a Single-Center 28-Day Study

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BACKGROUND: Despite the ongoing spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), knowledge about factors affecting prolonged viral excretion is limited.

METHODS: In this study, we retrospectively collected data from 99 hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) between 19 January and 17 February 2020 in Zhejiang Province, China. We classified them into 2 groups based on whether the virus test results eventually became negative. Cox proportional hazards regression was used to evaluate factors associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) shedding.

RESULTS: Among 99 patients, 61 patients had SARS-CoV-2 clearance (virus-negative group), but 38 patients had sustained positive results (virus-positive group). The median duration of SARS-CoV-2 excretion was 15 (interquartile range, 12-19) days among the virus-negative patients. The shedding time was significantly increased if the fecal SARS-CoV-2 RNA test result was positive. Male sex (hazard ratio [HR], 0.58 [95% confidence interval {CI}, .35-.98]), immunoglobulin use (HR, 0.42 [95% CI, .24-.76]), APACHE II score (HR, 0.89 [95% CI, .84-.96]), and lymphocyte count (HR, 1.81 [95% CI, 1.05-3.1]) were independent factors associated with a prolonged duration of SARS-CoV-2 shedding. Antiviral therapy and corticosteroid treatment were not independent factors.

CONCLUSIONS: SARS-CoV-2 RNA clearance time was associated with sex, disease severity, and lymphocyte function. The current antiviral protocol and low-to-moderate dosage of corticosteroid had little effect on the duration of viral excretion.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:222

Enthalten in:

The Journal of infectious diseases - 222(2020), 6 vom: 17. Aug., Seite 910-918

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shi, Ding [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Wenrui [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Qing [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Kaijin [VerfasserIn]
Xie, Jiaojiao [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Jingjing [VerfasserIn]
Lv, Longxian [VerfasserIn]
Sheng, Jifang [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Kaicen [VerfasserIn]
Fang, Daiqiong [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yating [VerfasserIn]
Li, Lanjuan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Antiviral Agents
Disease severity
Journal Article
Lymphocyte function
RNA, Viral
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Risk factors
SARS-CoV-2
Viral excretion

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Date Completed 28.08.2020

Date Revised 18.12.2020

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/infdis/jiaa388

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM311922171