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cord-295527-d5laummv	El-Baba, Firas	Prolonged RNA shedding of the 2019 novel coronavirus in an asymptomatic patient with a VP shunt	2020-09-14		.txt	text/plain	1829	88	47	This pathophysiology may explain why our patient with a VP shunt had prolonged viral shedding thus illustrating a VP shunt as a possible predisposition for prolonged viral shedding and a potential viral niche for COVID-19. 15 To our knowledge, our case of viral shedding for 36 days is the longest reported in a relatively young, asymptomatic patient or in a patient with a VP shunt demonstrating a VP shunt as a possible predisposition for prolonged viral shedding and possible asymptomatic infectivity.	cache/cord-295527-d5laummv.txt	txt/cord-295527-d5laummv.txt
