Recurrent Positive Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction Results for Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Patients Discharged From a Hospital in China

Rujun Hu; Zhixia Jiang; Huiming Gao; Di Huang; Deyu Jiang; Fang Chen; Jin Li

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.10475

Recurrent Positive Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction Results for Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Patients Discharged From a Hospital in China

JAMA Netw Open. 2020 May 1;3(5):e2010475. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.10475.

Authors

Rujun Hu¹, Zhixia Jiang², Huiming Gao², Di Huang², Deyu Jiang², Fang Chen², Jin Li²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China.
² Department of Nursing, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China.

Abstract

This case series examines patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who were discharged from the hospital and had recurrent positive reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) results.

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MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
China
Coronavirus Infections
Coronavirus*
Humans
Pandemics
Patient Discharge
Pneumonia, Viral
RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
SARS-CoV-2

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RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase