SARS-CoV-2 RNA Persistence in Naso-Pharyngeal Swabs
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
Ethical Approval Statement
3. Results
3.1. qPCR Results and Data Analysis
3.2. RNA Persistence in Swabs
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Overall | Males | Females | |||||||
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Age | Duration of Positivity | CT Values | Age | Duration of Positivity | CT Values | Age | Duration of Positivity | CT Values | |
Age | 1 | −0.077 | −0.110 | 1 | −0.167 | −0.085 | 1 | 0.096 | −0.144 |
Duration of Positivity | −0.077 | 1 | −0.289 * | −0.167 | 1 | −0.349 * | 0.096 | 1 | −0.183 |
CT Values | −0.110 | −0.289 * | 1 | −0.085 | −0.349 * | 1 | −0.144 | −0.183 | 1 |
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Danzetta, M.L.; Amato, L.; Cito, F.; Di Giuseppe, A.; Morelli, D.; Savini, G.; Mercante, M.T.; Lorusso, A.; Portanti, O.; Puglia, I.; et al. SARS-CoV-2 RNA Persistence in Naso-Pharyngeal Swabs. Microorganisms 2020, 8, 1124. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8081124
Danzetta ML, Amato L, Cito F, Di Giuseppe A, Morelli D, Savini G, Mercante MT, Lorusso A, Portanti O, Puglia I, et al. SARS-CoV-2 RNA Persistence in Naso-Pharyngeal Swabs. Microorganisms. 2020; 8(8):1124. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8081124
Chicago/Turabian StyleDanzetta, Maria Luisa, Laura Amato, Francesca Cito, Alessandra Di Giuseppe, Daniela Morelli, Giovanni Savini, Maria Teresa Mercante, Alessio Lorusso, Ottavio Portanti, Ilaria Puglia, and et al. 2020. "SARS-CoV-2 RNA Persistence in Naso-Pharyngeal Swabs" Microorganisms 8, no. 8: 1124. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8081124