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Comment
. 2021 Feb;82(2):e35.
doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.08.018. Epub 2020 Aug 15.

SARS CoV-2 viral load might not be the right predictor of COVID-19 mortality

Mina T Kelleni  1
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SARS CoV-2 viral load might not be the right predictor of COVID-19 mortality

Mina T Kelleni. J Infect. 2021 Feb.
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  • SARS-CoV-2 viral load predicts COVID-19 mortality.
    Pujadas E, Chaudhry F, McBride R, Richter F, Zhao S, Wajnberg A, Nadkarni G, Glicksberg BS, Houldsworth J, Cordon-Cardo C. Pujadas E, et al. Lancet Respir Med. 2020 Sep;8(9):e70. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30354-4. Epub 2020 Aug 6. Lancet Respir Med. 2020. PMID: 32771081 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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