Ct threshold values, a proxy for viral load in community SARS-CoV-2 cases, demonstrate wide variation across populations and over time

Information on SARS-CoV-2 in representative community surveillance is limited, particularly cycle threshold (Ct) values (a proxy for viral load). Of 3,312,159 nose and throat swabs taken 26-April-2020 to 13-March-2021 in the UK’s national COVID-19 Infection Survey, 27,902(0.83%) were RT-PCR-positive...

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Main Authors: Walker, S, Pritchard, E, House, T, Robotham, J, Birrell, P, Bell, I, Bell, J, Newton, J, Farrar, J, Diamond, I, Studley, R, Hay, J, Vihta, K-D, Peto, T, Stoesser, N, Matthews, P, Eyre, D, Pouwels, K, the COVID-19 Infection Survey team
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 2020