COVID-19 Research Paper Volume 12, Issue 17 pp 16675—16689

Clinical course and risk factors for recurrence of positive SARS-CoV-2 RNA: a retrospective cohort study from Wuhan, China

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Figure 2. The median duration of different stages in patients with recurrence of positive SARS-CoV-2 RNA after discharge. (A) The median duration from illness onset to initial RT-PCR confirmation, onset of complete RNA negative status and recurrent RT-PCR positivity after discharge, and from discharge to recurrence. (B) The median duration from initial RT-PCR confirmation to onset of complete RNA negative status and recurrent RT-PCR positivity after discharge, and from onset of complete RNA negative status to recurrence. SARS-CoV-2=severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. RT-PCR=reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction.