Clinical features of COVID-19 convalescent patients with re-positive nucleic acid detection.
Hui ZhuLiyun FuYinhua JinJiale ShaoShun ZhangNanhong ZhengLingyan FanZhe YuJun YingYaoren HuTongen ChenYanglingzi ChenMin ChenMingjue ChenZi XiongJunfei KangJiachang JinTing CaiHonghua YePublished in: Journal of clinical laboratory analysis (2020)
It is still possible for convalescent patients to show positive for SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid detection, but most of the re-positive patients showed no deterioration in pulmonary CT findings. Continuous quarantine and close follow-up for convalescent patients are necessary to prevent possible relapse and spread of the disease to some extent.