Clinical predictors and RT-PCR profile of prolonged viral shedding in patients with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in Shanghai: A retrospective observational study

• Main Authors: Wen Zhang (Author), Shuang Zhou (Author), Gang Wang (Author), Min Cao (Author), Ding Sun (Author), Wei Lu (Author), Li Shi (Author), Yong Guo (Author), Xiangru Xu (Author), Yuting Pu (Author), Caiyu Chen (Author), Hongqiang Yang (Author), Yuting Sun (Author), Hongyi Hu (Author), Bangjiang Fang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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ObjectiveTo evaluate determinants of prolonged viral RNA shedding in hospitalized patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant infection.Materials and methodsHospitalized patients tested SARS-CoV-2 positive by nasopharyngeal real-time reverse transcripta...