Modeling the early temporal dynamics of viral load in respiratory tract specimens of COVID-19 patients in Incheon, the Republic of Korea

Modeling the early temporal dynamics of viral load in respiratory tract specimens of COVID-19 patients in Incheon, the Republic of Korea

Objective: To investigate the duration and peak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 shedding as infectivity markers for determining the isolation period. Methods: A total of 2,558 upper respiratory tract (URT) and lower respiratory tract (LRT) specimens from 138 patients with laborato...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ah-Young Lim, Hae-Kwan Cheong, Yoon Ju Oh, Jae Kap Lee, Jae Bum So, Hyun Jin Kim, Boram Han, Sung Won Park, Yongsun Jang, Chang Yong Yoon, Yun Ok Park, Jong-Hun Kim, Jin Yong Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-07-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
Viral shedding
Natural history
RT-PCR
Viral load
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221004653

Internet

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221004653

Similar Items