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cord-265111-d44ireu5	D’Ardes, Damiano	Duration of COVID-19: Data from an Italian Cohort and Potential Role for Steroids	2020-08-31		.txt	text/plain	3103	148	45	A longer duration of COVID-19 with delayed clinical healing (symptom-free) occurred in patients presenting at admission a lower PaO(2)/FiO(2) ratio (p < 0.001), a more severe clinical presentation (p = 0.001) and a lower lymphocyte count (p = 0.035). All adult patients were diagnosed with COVID-19 according to World Health Organization (WHO) interim guidance: they had clinical symptoms of COVID-19 and confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 infection through instrumental signs and a positive result on RT-PCR assays of nasopharyngeal swab specimens. The specific inclusive criteria were as follows: (1) patients confirmed by positive detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA from nasopharyngeal/throat swabs by RT-PCR with clinical data suggesting for COVID-19, (2) patients aged more than 18 years old and (3) patients with a known date of performing different RT-PCR assays. Disease severity and lower lymphocyte levels at admission also predict longer SARS-CoV-2 viral shedding.	./cache/cord-265111-d44ireu5.txt	./txt/cord-265111-d44ireu5.txt