Clinical characteristics and viral load dynamics of COVID-19 in a mildly or moderately symptomatic outpatient sample.
Amanda CaplanKelly W BatesCarla BrioniAileen SantosLinda M SabatiniKaren L KaulMercedes R CarnethonJanardan D KhandekarPhilip GreenlandPublished in: PloS one (2021)
In mildly or moderately ill COVID-19 outpatients, RT-PCT tests remained positive for as long as 49 days and test positivity and symptom duration correlated with initial viral load.