Risk Factors Associated with Persistence of Zika Virus Nucleic Acid in Serum and Semen
Lozier M, Rosenberg E, Doyle K, Adams L, Klein L, Muñoz-Jordan J, Alvarado L, Sharp T, Paz-Bailey G. Risk Factors Associated with Persistence of Zika Virus Nucleic Acid in Serum and Semen. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2017, 4: s56-s57. PMCID: PMC5632286, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx162.133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDetectable ZIKV RNADays post-symptom onsetLonger median timeNon-pregnant womenZIKV RNAPregnant womenSymptom onsetMedian timeStudy participationRT-PCRPost-symptom onsetDuration of detectionRT-PCR testingZika virus RNAProportion of menVirus nucleic acidZika virus nucleic acidProspective cohortPrevention recommendationsRisk factorsIndex caseDiagnostic testingFirst monthConjunctivitisSerum