SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load in Upper Respiratory Specimens of Infected Patients

Abstract

SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load in Upper Respiratory Specimens The authors report results of an analysis of nasal and throat swabs from 17 patients in Zhuhai, China, who had received a diagnosis of Covid-19....

Keywords

ThroatSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Respiratory systemViral loadCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Medicine2019-20 coronavirus outbreakVirologySars virusVirusInternal medicineSurgeryInfectious disease (medical specialty)

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AdultAgedBetacoronavirusCOVID-19Coronavirus InfectionsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNosePharynxPneumoniaViralSARS-CoV-2Viral Load

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Year: 2020
Type: letter
Volume: 382
Issue: 12
Pages: 1177-1179
Citations: 5136
Access: Closed

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                                    Lirong Zou, 
                                
                                    Feng Ruan, 
                                
                                    Mingxing Huang
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load in Upper Respiratory Specimens of Infected Patients. 
                            New England Journal of Medicine
                            , 382
                            (12)
                            , 1177-1179.
                            https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmc2001737
                        

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DOI: 10.1056/nejmc2001737
PMID: 32074444
PMCID: PMC7121626

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