Estimate and determinants of SARS-CoV-2 RNA clearance time among non-severe COVID-19 patients.

J Family Med Prim Care · 2022 · PMC9254785 · PMID 35800556

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near statistical significanceP = 0.085so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Other data showed that the presence of diarrhea in the clinical picture was significantly associated with prolonged viral RNA clearance time ( P = 0.042), and so was muscular pain with a near statistical significance ( P = 0.085).[ 16 ] In contrast, other authors observed that patients with a mild form of COVID-19 had prolonged RNA clearance time compared to those with a severe form of COVID-19.

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There are other factors worth noting although they did not reach statistical significance.

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