Persistence of infectious SARS-CoV-2 particles for up to 37 days in patients with mild COVID-19.
Tobias ZahnInes MhedhbiSascha HeinJan RaupachCsaba MiskeyYounes HusriaKathrin BayangaDetlef BartelStefan ViethsZoltan IvicsDoris OberleBrigitte Keller-StanislawskiMarie-Luise HerrleinThorsten Jürgen MaierEberhard HildtPublished in: Allergy (2021)
Thus, a small portion of COVID-19 patients displays long-term infectivity and termination of quarantine periods after 14 days, without PCR-based testing, should be reconsidered critically.