Ct threshold values, a proxy for viral load in community SARS-CoV-2 cases, demonstrate wide variation across populations and over time

Ct threshold values, a proxy for viral load in community SARS-CoV-2 cases, demonstrate wide variation across populations and over time

Background: Information on SARS-CoV-2 in representative community surveillance is limited, particularly cycle threshold (Ct) values (a proxy for viral load). Methods: We included all positive nose and throat swabs 26 April 2020 to 13 March 2021 from the UK’s national COVID-19 Infection Survey, teste...

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Main Authors: A Sarah Walker, Emma Pritchard, Thomas House, Julie V Robotham, Paul J Birrell, Iain Bell, John I Bell, John N Newton, Jeremy Farrar, Ian Diamond, Ruth Studley, Jodie Hay, Karina-Doris Vihta, Timothy EA Peto, Nicole Stoesser, Philippa C Matthews, David W Eyre, Koen B Pouwels, COVID-19 Infection Survey team
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2021-07-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
SARS-CoV-2
community
viral load
symptoms
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/64683

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