Factors and Challenges in Understanding SARS-CoV-2 RNA Levels, Symptoms, and Transmissibility
- 20 September 2021
- journal article
- letter
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA Pediatrics
- Vol. 175 (12), 1293
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.3576
Abstract
To the Editor The article by Chung and colleagues1 reported that SARS-CoV-2 RNA levels as determined by reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction cycle threshold values were higher in symptomatic participants than in asymptomatic participants among both children and adults. Furthermore, no difference in the SARS-CoV-2 RNA levels was observed between children and adults.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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- Comparison of Upper Respiratory Viral Load Distributions in Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Children Diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Pediatric Hospital Testing ProgramsJournal of Clinical Microbiology, 2020
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