Persistent SARS Coronavirus 2 Positive

**Semantic type:** Laboratory or Test Result

**Definition:** An indication that SARS-CoV-2 continued to be detected in a patient's biological samples beyond the presumptive infectious period of acute COVID-19.

**Synonyms:** - Persistently SARS Coronavirus 2 Positive - Persistently positive SARS-CoV-2 antigen or molecular test