Duration of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA in asymptomatic carriers

Crit Care. 2020 May 24;24(1):245. doi: 10.1186/s13054-020-02952-0.

Xiquan Yan^{1

2

3}, Xiaotong Han¹, Yong Fan⁴, Zhixiong Fang⁵, Da Long⁶, Yimin Zhu⁷

¹ Hunan Provincial Institute of Emergency Medicine, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital/The First Affiliated Hospital, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
² School of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
³ Xiangtan Central Hospital, Xiangtan, Hunan, China.
⁴ Department of Infectious Diseases, Loudi Central Hospital, Loudi, Hunan, China.
⁵ Public Health Centre, Xiangtan Central Hospital, Xiangtan, Hunan, China.
⁶ Department of Science and Education, Shaoyang Central Hospital, Shaoyang, Hunan, China.
⁷ Hunan Provincial Institute of Emergency Medicine, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital/The First Affiliated Hospital, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China. [email protected].

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Keywords: Asymptomatic carriers; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Viral RNA; qRT-PCR.

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