Infection sustained by lineage B.1.1.7 of SARS-CoV-2 is characterised by longer persistence and higher viral RNA loads in nasopharyngeal swabs

• Following the announcement on December 2020 about the emergence of a new variant (VOC 202012/01, B.1.1.7 lineage) in the United Kingdom, a targeted surveillance was put in place in the Abruzzo region (Italy), which allowed detection of 313 persons affected by lineage B.1.1.7, up to the 20th of Feb...

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Main Authors: Paolo Calistri, Laura Amato, Ilaria Puglia, Francesca Cito, Alessandra Di Giuseppe, Maria Luisa Danzetta, Daniela Morelli, Marco Di Domenico, Marialuigia Caporale, Silvia Scialabba, Ottavio Portanti, Valentina Curini, Fabrizia Perletta, Cesare Cammà, Massimo Ancora, Giovanni Savini, Giacomo Migliorati, Nicola D’Alterio, Alessio Lorusso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221002101