Persistent viral infectivity after 27 days from COVID-19 symptoms onset

J Clin Pathol. 2022 Mar;75(3):211-214. doi: 10.1136/jclinpath-2021-207394. Epub 2021 Jul 20.

Authors

Luisa Zupin¹, Francesco Fontana², Libera Clemente², Pierino Boschian-Bailo³, Maurizio Ruscio², Sergio Crovella⁴

Affiliations

¹ Medical Genetics, IRCCS Materno Infantile Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy luisa.zupin@burlo.trieste.it.
² Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital Giuliano Isontina (ASU GI), Trieste, Italy.
³ Maternal-Pediatric Department, University Hospital Giuliano Isontina (ASU GI), Trieste, Italy.
⁴ Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Qatar, Doha, Qatar.

PMID: 34285078
DOI: 10.1136/jclinpath-2021-207394

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; infections; virology.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / diagnosis
COVID-19 / virology*
COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
SARS-CoV-2 / isolation & purification
SARS-CoV-2 / pathogenicity*
SARS-CoV-2 / physiology
Time Factors
Virus Replication