SARS-CoV-2 viral load is associated with increased disease severity and mortality

In this study, Massachusetts Consortium for Pathogen Readiness (MassCPR) investigators assess the relationship between SARS-CoV-2 viral load and COVID-19 disease severity and report that the levels of detectable viral RNA, especially in plasma, correlates with severity of respiratory disease, inflam...

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Main Authors: Jesse Fajnzylber, James Regan, Kendyll Coxen, Heather Corry, Colline Wong, Alexandra Rosenthal, Daniel Worrall, Francoise Giguel, Alicja Piechocka-Trocha, Caroline Atyeo, Stephanie Fischinger, Andrew Chan, Keith T. Flaherty, Kathryn Hall, Michael Dougan, Edward T. Ryan, Elizabeth Gillespie, Rida Chishti, Yijia Li, Nikolaus Jilg, Dusan Hanidziar, Rebecca M. Baron, Lindsey Baden, Athe M. Tsibris, Katrina A. Armstrong, Daniel R. Kuritzkes, Galit Alter, Bruce D. Walker, Xu Yu, Jonathan Z. Li, The Massachusetts Consortium for Pathogen Readiness
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19057-5