Initial SARS-CoV-2 PCR crossing point does not predict hospitalization and duration of PCR positivity.

J Microbiol Immunol Infect

Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. Electronic address:

Published: February 2021

This study aimed to determine if the crossing point of the initial positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR test correlated with patient demographics, subsequent hospitalization, or duration of positivity. Seventy-three patients with two or more positive PCR tests had a median time of 23 days to two consecutive negative results.

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