Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA in nasopharyngeal swabs after death

We read with great interest the letter of Landi et al.1 in which the authors reported solid data about the persistence of virus particles in SARS-CoV-2 patients after the acute phase of epidemic infection. In particular, authors found that 20,6% of patients were tested positive again after at least one month from post-acute care admission (on a total of 29 examined patients).

Source: Journal of Infection - February 17, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Manuel Scimeca, Silvestro Mauriello, Francesca Servadei, Bartolo Cagiano, Marco Ciotti, Lucia Anemona, Manuela Montanaro, Erica Giacobbi, Michele Treglia, Sergio Bernardini, Luigi Tonino Marsella, Orazio Schillaci, Alessandro Mauriello Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research