SARS-CoV-2 Subgenomic N (<i>sgN</i>) Transcripts in Oro-Nasopharyngeal Swabs Correlate with the Highest Viral Load, as Evaluated by Five Different Molecular Methods

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced diagnostic laboratories to focus on the early diagnostics of SARS-CoV-2. The positivity of a molecular test cannot respond to the question regarding the viral capability to replicate, spread, and give different clinical effects. Despite the fact that some targets are...

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Main Authors: Massimo Zollo, Veronica Ferrucci, Barbara Izzo, Fabrizio Quarantelli, Carmela Di Domenico, Marika Comegna, Carmela Paolillo, Felice Amato, Roberto Siciliano, Giuseppe Castaldo, Ettore Capoluongo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Diagnostics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/11/2/288