Comparison of time to negative conversion of SARS-CoV-2 between young and elderly among asymptomatic and mild COVID-19 patients: a cohort study from a national containment center
Imen Zemni,
Cyrine Bennasrallah,
Ines Charrada
et al.
Abstract:ObjectiveWe aimed to study the relationship between age and time to negative conversion of SARS-CoV-2 in patients with asymptomatic and mild forms of COVID-19.MethodsWe conducted a cohort study including all patients diagnosed with COVID-19 from the national COVID-19 containment center of Tunisia. Patients were subdivided into two cohorts: (under 60 years) and (over 60 years) and were followed up until PCR negativization. Log rank test and Cox regression were applied to compare time to negative conversion betw… Show more
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