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cord-027498-cfzfgzqi	Hattori, Takeshi	Older age is associated with sustained detection of SARS-CoV-2 in nasopharyngeal swab samples	2020-06-21		.txt	text/plain	844	33	48	In our analysis, older age is significantly associated with prolonged duration of positive PCR tests from nasopharyngeal swab samples, irrespective of the disease severity and the used of medication ( Figure 1 ). We speculate that in older individuals, cell turnover is less robust and as such, clearance of virus from the nasopharynx is prolonged; these factors may lead to positive PCR tests that persist after acute disease has resolved.	cache/cord-027498-cfzfgzqi.txt	txt/cord-027498-cfzfgzqi.txt
