The persistence of SARS-CoV-2 in tissues and its association with long COVID symptoms: a cross-sectional cohort study in China

W Zuo, D He, C Liang, S Du, Z Hua, Q Nie… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background Growing evidence suggests that symptoms associated with post-COVID-19
condition (also known as long COVID) can affect multiple organs and systems in the human …

Intrinsic factors behind long COVID: III. Persistence of SARS‐CoV‐2 and its components

NA El‐Baky, AA Amara, VN Uversky… - Journal of Cellular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Considerable research has been done in investigating SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, its
characteristics, and host immune response. However, debate is still ongoing over the …

[HTML][HTML] Persistence of clinically relevant levels of SARS-CoV2 envelope gene subgenomic RNAs in non-immunocompromised individuals

M Davies, LR Bramwell, N Jeffery, B Bunce… - International journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the associations between COVID-19 severity and
active viral load, and to characterize the dynamics of active SARS-CoV-2 clearance in a …

[HTML][HTML] Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in the nasopharyngeal, blood, urine, and stool samples of patients with COVID-19: a hospital-based longitudinal study

F Joukar, T Yaghubi Kalurazi, M Khoshsorour… - Virology journal, 2021 - Springer
Background The persistence of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) RNA in the body fluids of patients with the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID …

[HTML][HTML] Presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in COVID-19 survivors with post-COVID symptoms: a systematic review of the literature

C Fernández-de-Las-Peñas… - Clinical Chemistry and …, 2024 - degruyter.com
Introduction Viral persistence is one of the main hypotheses explaining the presence of post-
COVID symptoms. This systematic review investigated the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in …

Persistent SARS-CoV-2 RNA shedding without evidence of infectiousness: a cohort study of individuals with COVID-19

D Owusu, MA Pomeroy, NM Lewis… - The Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background To better understand severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) shedding and infectivity, we estimated SARS-CoV-2 RNA shedding duration …

[HTML][HTML] Post-COVID-19 syndrome. SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection in plasma, stool, and urine in patients with persistent symptoms after COVID-19

F Tejerina, P Catalan, C Rodriguez-Grande… - BMC infectious …, 2022 - Springer
Background There is a paucity of knowledge on the long-term outcome in patients
diagnosed with COVID-19. We describe a cohort of patients with a constellation of symptoms …

[HTML][HTML] Recurrence of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA in recovered COVID-19 patients: a narrative review

TL Dao, VT Hoang, P Gautret - European Journal of Clinical Microbiology …, 2021 - Springer
Many studies have shown that re-positive tests for SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR in recovered
COVID-19 patients are very common. We aim to conduct this review to summarize the …

[HTML][HTML] Persistent detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in patients and healthcare workers with COVID-19

S Gombar, M Chang, CA Hogan, J Zehnder… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Current guidelines for returning health care workers (HCW) to service after a
positive SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR test and ceasing of transmission precautions for patients is …

The Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 and Its Role in Long Covid

KE Lineburg, C Smith - NEJM evidence, 2023 - evidence.nejm.org
Postacute sequelae of coronavirus disease 2019 (PASC), more commonly known as long
Covid, manifests as ongoing symptoms in various organs of the body more than 4 weeks …