Author, Year, Reference Cutoff to define PVS
Lee N, 2009 [16] ≥ 5 days OS
Meschi S, 2011 [15] > 6 days OS
Gianella M, 2010 [12] ≥7 days VM
Schuurmans MM, 2014 [11] ≥7 days VM
Leekha S, 2007 [14] ≥7 days OS
Chin BS, 2012 [8] >7 days OS
Souza TML, 2010 [7] >7 days VM
Carr S, 2011 [9] ≥14 days VM
Choi SM [13] >14 days VM
Note: PVS:Prolonged Viral Shedding; OS:Onset of Symptoms; Duration of shedding calculated from the onset of symptoms. VM:Viral Material; Duration of shedding is calculated from first detection of viral material.
Table 1: Selected definitions of prolonged viral shedding for influenza infections.