Viral load of SARS-CoV-2 across patients and compared to other respiratory viruses.
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Version: Final published version
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Serval ID
serval:BIB_E9FEEDB7A5B4
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Viral load of SARS-CoV-2 across patients and compared to other respiratory viruses.
Journal
Microbes and infection
ISSN
1769-714X (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1286-4579
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2020
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
22
Number
10
Pages
617-621
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
RT-PCRs to detect SARS-CoV-2 RNA is key to manage the COVID-19 pandemic. We analyzed SARS-CoV-2 viral loads from 22'323 RT-PCR results according to samples types, gender, age, and health units. Viral load did not show any difference across age and appears to be a poor predictor of disease outcome. SARS-CoV-2 viral load showed similar high viral loads than the one observed for RSV and influenza B. The importance of viral load to predict contagiousness and to assess disease progression is discussed.
Keywords
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, COVID-19/diagnosis, COVID-19/virology, COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing, Child, Child, Preschool, Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis, Coronavirus Infections/virology, Disease Progression, Female, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Influenza B virus/isolation & purification, Influenza, Human/virology, Male, Middle Aged, Pandemics, Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections/virology, Respiratory Syncytial Viruses/isolation & purification, SARS-CoV-2/isolation & purification, Serologic Tests/methods, Switzerland/epidemiology, Viral Load/statistics & numerical data, COVID-19, Cycle threshold, Diagnostic, RT-PCR, SARS-CoV-2, Viral load
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Yes
Create date
19/09/2020 14:31
Last modification date
30/04/2021 7:15
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