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. 2020 Jul;81(1):147-178.
doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.03.022. Epub 2020 Mar 21.

The index case of SARS-CoV-2 in Scotland

Katherine J Hill  1 , Clark D Russell  2 , Sarah Clifford  3 , Kate Templeton  4 , Claire L Mackintosh  3 , Oliver Koch  3 , Rebecca K Sutherland  3
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The index case of SARS-CoV-2 in Scotland

Katherine J Hill et al. J Infect. 2020 Jul.

Abstract

Since its identification in December 2019, SARS-CoV-2 has infected 125,048 persons globally with cases identified in 118 countries across all continents. We report on the Scottish index case of SARS-CoV-2 infection, the virus causing COVID-19.

Keywords: Communicable diseases, emerging; Coronavirus; Respiratory tract infections.

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Declaration of Competing Interests The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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SARS-CoV-2 PCR threshold cycle values during hospital admission Note on day 2 a combined throat and nose swab was performed. Negative PCR is plotted as Ct value of 40 (dotted line).
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