Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Virus-specific RNA and Antibody from Convalescent-phase SARS Patients Discharged from Hospital

Hoe Nam Leong*†¹

, Kwai Peng Chan†¹, Ali S Khan‡§, Lynette Oon†, Su Yun Se-Thoe†, Xin Lai Bai†, Daniel Yeo*, Yee Sin Leo*, Brenda Ang*, Thomas G. Ksiazek‡, and Ai Ee Ling†

Author affiliations: *Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore; †Singapore General Hospital, Singapore; ‡Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; §Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network, Geneva, Switzerland

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Figure 2

Results of severe acute respiratory syndrome–associated coronavirus polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on stool samples plotted by week of illness. Samples were processed for reverse transcription (RT)-PCR. Any result was deemed positive if it was detected by both the RealArt HPA-coronavirus RT-PCR kit (Artus Gmbh, Hamburg, Germany) and two other RT-PCR primers designed by Genome Institute of Singapore and the Government Virus Unit, Hong Kong.

Figure 2. Results of severe acute respiratory syndrome–associated coronavirus polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on stool samples plotted by week of illness. Samples were processed for reverse transcription (RT)-PCR. Any result was deemed positive if it was detected by both the RealArt HPA-coronavirus RT-PCR kit (Artus Gmbh, Hamburg, Germany) and two other RT-PCR primers designed by Genome Institute of Singapore and the Government Virus Unit, Hong Kong.

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¹These authors contributed equally to this paper.

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