A pre-print out of Germany on a study of 9 patients shows:
Individuals were shedding high levels viral RNA once they were symptomatic (pre-symptomatic case not tested)
Throat, lung, and stool samples all contained viral RNA, but only throat and lung samples could be cultured to produce new virus. Blood and urine did not yield viral RNA.
Shedding of viral RNA from sputum outlasted the end of symptoms.
Seroconversion occurred after 6-12 days of symptoms, but was not followed by a rapid decline in viral loads.
A pre-print out of Germany on a study of 9 patients shows:
Individuals were shedding high levels viral RNA once they were symptomatic (pre-symptomatic case not tested)
Throat, lung, and stool samples all contained viral RNA, but only throat and lung samples could be cultured to produce new virus. Blood and urine did not yield viral RNA.
Shedding of viral RNA from sputum outlasted the end of symptoms.
Seroconversion occurred after 6-12 days of symptoms, but was not followed by a rapid decline in viral loads.