SARS-CoV-2 RNA detected in blood products from patients with COVID-19 is not associated with infectious virus

<p>Background: Laboratory diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection (the cause of COVID-19) uses PCR to detect viral RNA (vRNA) in respiratory samples. SARS-CoV-2 RNA has also been detected in other sample types, but there is limited understanding of the clinical or laboratory significance of its dete...

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Main Authors: Andersson, M, Arancibia-Carcamo, C, Auckland, K, Baillie, K, Barnes, E, Beneke, T, Bibi, S, Brooks, T, Carroll, M, Crook, D, Dingle, K, Dold, C, Downs, L, Dunn, L, Eyre, D, Gilbert Jaramillo, J, Harvala, H, Hoosdally, S, Ijaz, S, James, T, James, W, Jeffery, K, Justice, A, Klenerman, P, Knight, J, Knight, M, Liu, X, Lumley, S, Matthews, P, McNaughton, A, Mentzer, A, Mongkolsapaya, J, Oakley, S, Oliveira, M, Peto, T, Ploeg, R, Ratcliff, J, Robbins, M, Roberts, D, Rudkin, J, Russell, R, Screaton, G, Semple, M, Skelly, D, Simmonds, P, Stoesser, N, Turtle, L, Wareing, S, Zambon, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: F1000Research 2020