Upper Respiratory Tract Levels of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 RNA and Duration of Viral RNA Shedding Do Not Differ Between Patients With Mild and Severe/Critical Coronavirus Disease 2019
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Yilmaz A, Marklund E, Andersson M, Nilsson S, Andersson LM, Lindh M, Gisslén M
The Journal of Infectious Diseases 223 (1) 15-18
[2020-10-05; online 2020-10-05]
This study reports longitudinal viral RNA loads from the nasopharynx/throat in patients with mild and severe/critical coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We also investigated whether the duration of symptoms correlated with the duration of viral RNA shedding. A total of 56 patients were included. The highest viral loads occurred early after onset of symptoms. Neither the viral RNA loads in the upper respiratory tract nor the time to viral RNA clearance differed between patients with mild or severe/critical disease. There was a moderate correlation between number of days with symptoms and number of days with viral RNA shedding in patients with mild COVID-19.
Category: Genomics & transcriptomics
Funder: KAW/SciLifeLab National COVID program
Research Area: Biobanks for COVID-19 research
Research Area: Biomarkers and systems immunology
PubMed 33020822
DOI 10.1093/infdis/jiaa632
Crossref 10.1093/infdis/jiaa632