Real Time PCR and Culture-Based Virus Isolation Test in Clinically Recovered Patients: Is the Subject Still Infectious for SARS-CoV2?

Real Time PCR and Culture-Based Virus Isolation Test in Clinically Recovered Patients: Is the Subject Still Infectious for SARS-CoV2?

Background. The highly variable manifestation of the COVID-19 disease, from completely asymptomatic to fatal, is both a clinical and a public health issue. The criteria for discharge of hospitalized patients have been based so far on the negative result of Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase...

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Main Authors: Viviana Manzulli, Giulia Scioscia, Giulio Giganti, Maria Rosaria Capobianchi, Donato Lacedonia, Lorenzo Pace, Dora Cipolletta, Pasquale Tondo, Rosella De Nittis, Valeria Rondinone, Luigina Serrecchia, Antonio Parisi, Domenico Galante, Sergio Lo Caputo, Teresa Antonia Santantonio, Damiana Moschetta, Vitangelo Dattoli, Antonio Fasanella, Maria Pia Foschino Barbaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
cell culture
COVID-19
RT-PCR
SARS-CoV-2
viral transmission
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/2/309

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