Risk and predictive factors of prolonged viral RNA shedding in upper respiratory specimens in a large cohort of COVID-19 patients admitted to an Italian reference hospital.

Int J Infect Dis · 2021 · PMC7927669 · PMID 33676001

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Finally, the use of steroid therapy showed a trend toward significance as a predictive factor of prolonged VS (aOR 1.79, 95% CI: 0.95–3.39, P = 0.073).

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