Satoshi Mitsuyuki, Masashi Nishikubo, Yoshimitsu Shimomura, Yukie Ohyama, Hayato Maruoka, Seiko Nasu, Tomoyo Kubo, Yuta Suzuki, Naoki Okada, Daishi Nakagawa, Kimimori Kamijo, Ryusuke Yamamoto, Yuya Nagai, Nobuhiro Hiramoto, Satoshi Yoshioka, Noboru Yonetani, Kohei Hasegawa, Hirokazu Kuroda, Toshikazu Hasuike, Asako Doi, Tadakazu Kondo, Takayuki Ishikawa
OBJECTIVES: The higher risk of prolonged viral shedding in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients with haematological malignancies (HM) necessitates test-based de-isolation strategies. However, evidence to establish their appropriate isolation period is insufficient. This study investigated the factors affecting prolonged viral shedding and the requisite isolation period in these patients. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed 14 COVID-19 patients with HM between January and April 2022, who were subjected to our test-based de-isolation strategy, followed by analysis of the viral load trajectory...
March 25, 2023: European Journal of Haematology