Abstract:
Determinants of Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 are not known. Here we show that 83.3% of patients with viral RNA in blood (RNAemia) at presentation were symptomatic in the post-acute phase. RNAemia at presentation successfully predicted PASC, independent of patient demographics, worst disease severity, and length of symptoms.
Source: Ram-Mohan N, Kim D, Rogers AJ, Blish CA, Nadeau KC, Blomkalns AL, Yang S. Association Between SARS-CoV-2 RNAemia and Postacute Sequelae of COVID-19. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Dec 25;9(2):ofab646. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofab646. PMID: 35111870; PMCID: PMC8802799. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8802799/ (Full text)