SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load in Upper Respiratory Specimens of Infected Patients

N Engl J Med. 2020 Mar 19;382(12):1177-1179. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2001737. Epub 2020 Feb 19.

Authors

Lirong Zou¹, Feng Ruan², Mingxing Huang³, Lijun Liang¹, Huitao Huang², Zhongsi Hong³, Jianxiang Yu¹, Min Kang¹, Yingchao Song¹, Jinyu Xia³, Qianfang Guo¹, Tie Song¹, Jianfeng He¹, Hui-Ling Yen⁴, Malik Peiris⁴, Jie Wu⁵

Affiliations

¹ Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou, China.
² Zhuhai Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhuhai, China.
³ Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, China.
⁴ University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
⁵ Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou, China 771276998@qq.com.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Betacoronavirus / isolation & purification*
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / virology*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nose / virology*
Pharynx / virology*
Pneumonia, Viral / virology*
SARS-CoV-2
Viral Load*