Duration and key determinants of infectious virus shedding in hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19)

J. A. van Kampen, Jeroen; van de Vijver, David; L. A. Fraaij, Pieter; L. Haagmans, Bart; M. Lamers, Mart; M.A. Okba, Nisreen; P. C. van den Akker, Johannes; Endeman, Henrik; Gommers, Diederik; J. Cornelissen, Jan; A.S. Hoek, Rogier; M. van der Eerden, Menno; A. Hesselink, Dennis; J. Metselaar, Herold; Verbon, Annelies; E.M. de Steenwinkel, Jurriaan; I. Aron, Georgina; C. M. Van Gorp, Eric; van Boheemen, Sander; J.C. Voermans, Jolanda; A. Boucher, Charles; Molenkamp, Richard; Koopmans, Marion; H. GeurtsvanKessel, Corine; A. van der Eijk, Annemiek

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-20568-4

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Duration and key determinants of infectious virus shedding in hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19)

Published in Nature Communications • Jan 11, 2021

Authors:

Jeroen J. A. van Kampen

David van de Vijver

Pieter L. A. Fraaij

Abstract

Abstract Key questions in COVID-19 are the duration and determinants of infectious virus shedding. Here, we report that infectious virus shedding is detected by virus cultures in 23 of the 129 patients (17.8%) hospitalized with COVID-19. The median duration of shedding infectious virus is 8 days pos...

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Virology

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak

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