Evaluating the Presence of Replication-Competent Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) From Nursing Home Residents With Persistently Positive Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) Results

Replication-competent virus has not been detected in individuals with mild to moderate coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) more than 10 days after symptom onset. It is unknown whether these findings apply to nursing home residents. Of 273 specimens collected from nursing home residents >10 days from the initial positive test, none were culture positive.

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Research has shown that replication-competent virus is not detected in individuals with mild to moderate COVID-19 more than 10 days after symptom onset. It is unclear whether this applies to nursing home residents. None of the 273 specimens collected from nursing home residents >10 days from the initial positive test were culture positive.