https://socictopen.socict.org/files/original/3d61a946f718e491fa977a8f614217d3.pdf 67a13c0f03f19c2b23558aec034de0fc Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coronavirus Description An account of the resource Dominio científico: Coronavirus Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SARS-CoV-2 RNA Persistence in Naso-Pharyngeal Swabs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Maria Luisa Danzetta, Laura Amato, Francesca Cito, Alessandra Di Giuseppe, Daniela Morelli, Giovanni Savini, Maria Teresa Mercante, Alessio Lorusso, Ottavio Portanti, Ilaria Puglia, Federica Monaco, Claudia Casaccia, Annapia Di Gennaro, Lilia Testa, Giacomo Migliorati, Nicola D’Alterio, Paolo Calistri Description An account of the resource Since February 2020, Italy has been seriously affected by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. To support the National Health Care system, naso-pharyngeal/oropharyngeal swabs collected from suspected cases of Teramo province, Abruzzo region, are tested at Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise G. Caporale, for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA. Out of 12,446 tested individuals, 605 returned positive results at least once, with prevalence significantly higher in men. A reduction of the level of viral RNA in the first swabs per each positive patient collected over time was also observed. Moreover, 81 patients had at least one positive sample and two final negative tests: positivity in swabs lasted from 14 to 63 days, with a median value of 30 days. This shows the potential for the virus to coexist with patients for a long time, although we highlighted intermittent positivity in several cases. The evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemiological situation and knowledge on viral shedding should be closely monitored, to interpret the findings correctly and adjust accordingly the surveillance activities. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Subject The topic of the resource coronavirus, covid-19, SARS-CoV-2, nasopharyngeal swab, qPCR, Abruzzo Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 10.3390/microorganisms8081124 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Epidemiology and Health Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Korean Society of Epidemiology Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Biology (General)