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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Main Authors: Benedicte Roquebert, Stéphanie Haim-Boukobza, Sabine Trombert-Paolantoni, Emmanuel Lecorche, Laura Verdurme, Vincent Foulongne, Sonia Burrel, Samuel Alizon, Mircea T. Sofonea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221007840