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 |
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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. |
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ISSN: | 0028-4793 1533-4406 |
DOI: | 10.1056/NEJMc2001737 |