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SARS-CoV-2 viral replication persists in the human lung for several weeks after symptom onset
2023-03-07
Abstract excerpt
<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> <h4>Rationale</h4> In the upper respiratory tract replicating (culturable) SARS-CoV-2 is recoverable for ∼ 4 to 8 days after symptom onset, however, there is paucity of data about the frequency or duration of replicating virus in the lower respiratory tract (i.e. the human lung). <h4>Objectives</h4> We undertook lung tissue sampling (needle biopsy), shortly after death, in 42 mechanically ventila...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 34a296cb-95cf-5a4a-acdf-5c639c4a3491
- DOI
- 10.1101/2023.03.06.23286834
