Infectious Period of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in 17 Nursing Home Residents-Arkansas, June-August 2020.
Diya SurieJennifer Y HuangAllison C BrownPaige GableCaitlin BiedronSarah E GilbertKelley GarnerSusan BollingerTrent GulleyTafarra HaneyAmanda K LyonsElizabeth BeshearseChristopher J GregorySarah SabourNakia S ClemmonsAllison E JamesAzaibi TaminNatashia ReeseK Allison Perry-DowRobin BrownJennifer L HarcourtDavina CampbellHollis HoustonRohan ChakravortyAshley PaulickBrett WhitakerJordan MurdochLori SpicerMegan M StumpfLisa MillsMelissa M CoughlinPamela HigdemMohammad Ata Ur RasheedDavid LonswayAmelia BhatnagarAtul KothariKaren AndersonNatalie J ThornburgErin BreakerMichelle AdamczykGillian A McAllisterAlison L HalpinKathryn A SeelyNaveen PatilL Clifford McDonaldPreeta K KuttyPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2021)
Duration of infectivity was considerably shorter than duration of symptoms and RT-PCR positivity. Severe immunocompromise may prolong SARS-CoV-2 infectivity. Seroconversion indicated noninfectivity in this cohort.