SARS-CoV-2: Viral Loads of Exhaled Breath and Oronasopharyngeal Specimens in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19
Background: SARS-CoV-2 seems mainly transmissible via respiratory droplets. We compared the time-dependent SARS-CoV-2 viral load in serial pharyngeal swab with exhaled breath (EB) samples of hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Methods: In this prospective proof of concept study, we examined hospitalized...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-09-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221005671 |