SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern are associated with lower RT-PCR amplification cycles between January and March 2021 in France
SARS-CoV-2 variants raise concern regarding the mortality caused by COVID-19 epidemics. We analyse 88,375 cycle amplification (Ct) values from variant-specific RT-PCR tests performed between January 26 and March 13, 2021. We estimate that on March 12, nearly 85% of the infections were caused by the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-12-01
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Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221007840 |