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

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. Higher viral loads soon after symptom onset indicate the need for isolation strategies different from those used for the earlier SARS epidemic.

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Veröffentlicht in:The New England journal of medicine 2020-03, Vol.382 (12), p.1177-1179
Hauptverfasser: Zou, Lirong, Ruan, Feng, Huang, Mingxing, Liang, Lijun, Huang, Huitao, Hong, Zhongsi, Yu, Jianxiang, Kang, Min, Song, Yingchao, Xia, Jinyu, Guo, Qianfang, Song, Tie, He, Jianfeng, Yen, Hui-Ling, Peiris, Malik, Wu, Jie
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Zusammenfassung: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. Higher viral loads soon after symptom onset indicate the need for isolation strategies different from those used for the earlier SARS epidemic.
ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMc2001737