Association Between SARS-CoV-2 RNAemia and Postacute Sequelae of COVID-19.
Nikhil Ram-MohanDavid KimAngela J RogersCatherine A BlishKari C NadeauAndra L BlomkalnsSamuel YangPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2021)
Determinants of Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 are not known. Here we show that 83.3% of patients with viral RNA in blood (RNAemia) at presentation were symptomatic in the post-acute phase. RNAemia at presentation successfully predicted PASC, independent of patient demographics, worst disease severity, and length of symptoms.