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. 2020 Apr;20(4):411-412.
doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30113-4. Epub 2020 Feb 24.

Viral load of SARS-CoV-2 in clinical samples

Yang Pan  1 , Daitao Zhang  2 , Peng Yang  1 , Leo L M Poon  3 , Quanyi Wang  4
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Viral load of SARS-CoV-2 in clinical samples

Yang Pan et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 Apr.
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Viral dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 in infected patients Viral load (mean [SD]) from serial throat swab and sputum samples in patient 1 (A) and patient 2 (B). (C) Viral load (median [IQR]) in throat and sputum samples collected from 80 patients at different stages after disease onset. (D) Correlation between viral load in throat swab samples and viral load in sputum samples.
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