Clinical Characteristics of Patients Hospitalized with Coronavirus Disease, Thailand

Abstract

Among 11 patients in Thailand infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, we detected viral RNA in upper respiratory specimens a median of 14 days after illness onset and 9 days after fever resolution. We identified viral co-infections and an asymptomatic person with detectable virus RNA in serial tests. We describe implications for surveillance.

Keywords

• reverse transcription-PCR
• viruses
• severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
• SARS-CoV-2
• SARS
• COVID-19