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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2022

The Value of Early Positive Nucleic Acid Test and Negative Conversion Time of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in the Clinical Outcome of COVID-19 Patients.

Xin Zang, Liangkun Xiong, Junyao Zhu, Fangfang Zhao, Shihong Wang, Wenhui Zeng, Kaihuan Yu, Yongzhen Zhai

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Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Xin ZangDepartment of Infectious Disease, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Liangkun XiongDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Junyao ZhuDepartment of Infectious Disease, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Fangfang ZhaoDepartment of Infectious Disease, Fujian Medical University Affiliated First Quanzhou Hospital, Quanzhou, China.
Shihong WangDepartment of Paediatrics, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Wenhui ZengDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Kaihuan YuDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Yongzhen ZhaiDepartment of Infectious Disease, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
China Medical University · CNWuhan University · CNFujian Medical University · CNRenmin Hospital of Wuhan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) poses a great threat to global public health. At present, the number of newly confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths is increasing worldwide. The strategy of comprehensive and scientific detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) through quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) for special populations and environments provides great support for the prevention and control of this pandemic in China. Our study focused on determining the factors associated with the length of time from symptom onset to the first positive nucleic acid test of throat swabs in COVID-19 patients, evaluating the effect of early positive nucleic acid detection on the disease severity and its significance in prognosis, and predicting the factors associated with the time from positive SARS-CoV-2 RNA test to negative conversion (negative conversion of SARS-CoV-2 virus) in COVID-19 patients. Methods: This study included 116 hospitalized patients with COVID-19 from January 30, 2020 to March 4, 2020 in Wuhan, China. Throat swab samples were collected for qRT-PCR testing of SARS-CoV-2 RNA, and all patients included in this study were positive for this test. Results: The multivariate Cox proportional hazards model showed that disease severity (HR = 0.572; 95% CI 0.348-0.942; Conclusions: Patients with more severe disease had a shorter time from symptom onset to a positive nucleic acid test. Prolonged time from symptom onset to positive nucleic acid test was an independent risk factor for the delay in negative conversion time of SARS-CoV-2 virus, and the severity of the disease had no correlation with negative conversion time of SARS-CoV-2 virus.

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clinical characteristicsCOVID-19negative conversionnucleic acid testSARS-CoV-2

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