Viral load of SARS-CoV-2 in clinical samples
Yang Pan, Daitao Zhang, Peng Yang, Leo L M Poon, Quanyi Wang
Published:February 24, 2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30113-4
An outbreak caused by a novel human coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was first detected in Wuhan in December 2019,1 and has since spread within China and to other countries. Real-time RT-PCR assays are recommended for diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection.2 However, viral dynamics in infected patients are still yet to be fully determined. Here, we report our findings from different types of clinical specimens collected from 82 infected individuals.