Association of Symptoms and Viral Culture Positivity for SARS-CoV-2-Tennessee, April-July 2020.
Jessica E BiddleGaston BonenfantCarlos G GrijalvaYuwei ZhuNatasha B HalasaJames D ChappellAlexandra M MellisCarrie ReedH Keipp TalbotBin ZhouMelissa A R RolfesPublished in: Influenza and other respiratory viruses (2024)
Overall, symptomatic individuals were more likely to be SARS-CoV-2 viral culture positive. For most symptoms, culture positivity was more likely to end before symptoms resolved. However, a proportion of individuals remained culture positive after symptom resolved, across all symptoms.