Intermittent viral shedding in respiratory samples of patients with SARS-CoV-2: observational analysis with infection control implications

J Hosp Infect. 2021 Jan:107:98-100. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.09.011. Epub 2020 Sep 10.

Authors

J M AlJishi¹, J A Al-Tawfiq²

Affiliations

¹ Qatif Central Hospital, Ministry of Health, Qatif, Saudi Arabia.
² Specialty Internal Medicine and Quality Department, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; Indiana University School of Medicine, IN, USA; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

No abstract available

Keywords: Asymptomatic; COVID-19; Clinical presentation; Hospitalization; SARS-CoV-2.

Publication types

Letter
Observational Study

MeSH terms

Adult
Antibodies, Viral / blood
Asymptomatic Infections
COVID-19 / prevention & control*
COVID-19 / transmission
COVID-19 / virology
COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing
Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Infection Control*
SARS-CoV-2 / genetics
SARS-CoV-2 / physiology*
Saudi Arabia
Virus Shedding*

Substances

Antibodies, Viral