Clinical Features and Duration of Viral Shedding in Individuals With SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant Infection.
Young-Rock JangJeong-Min KimJee E RheeDongju KimNam-Joo LeeHyeokjin LeeJong-Hun KimEun Jin KimJin Y KimPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2022)
We analyzed the duration of infectivity of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant by viral culture of respiratory samples collected daily from isolated patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. The culture positivity rate of the Omicron variant was higher than that of the Delta variant within 8 days after symptom onset.