Prolonged PCR positivity in elderly patients infected with SARS-CoV-2

Affiliations

• ¹ New South Wales Health Pathology - Nepean, Nepean Hospital, Kingswood, NSW, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: annaleise.howard-jones@health.nsw.gov.au.
• ² Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services, New South Wales Health Pathology - Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia.
• ³ Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services, New South Wales Health Pathology - Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia.
• ⁴ New South Wales Health Pathology - Nepean, Nepean Hospital, Kingswood, NSW, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.
• ⁵ Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services, New South Wales Health Pathology - Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia; Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia.