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. 2021 Jul;83(1):119-145.
doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2021.04.023. Epub 2021 Apr 28.

The 501Y.V2 SARS-CoV-2 variant has an intermediate viral load between the 501Y.V1 and the historical variants in nasopharyngeal samples from newly diagnosed COVID-19 patients

Elisa Teyssou  1 , Cathia Soulie  2 , Benoit Visseaux  3 , Sidonie Lambert-Niclot  4 , Valentine Ferre  3 , Stéphane Marot  2 , Aude Jary  2 , Sophie Sayon  2 , Karen Zafilaza  2 , Valentin Leducq  2 , Aurélie Schnuriger  5 , Basma Abdi  2 , Marc Wirden  2 , Nadhira Houhou-Fidouh  3 , Charlotte Charpentier  3 , Laurence Morand-Joubert  4 , Sonia Burrel  2 , Diane Descamps  3 , Vincent Calvez  2 , Anne Geneviève Marcelin  2
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The 501Y.V2 SARS-CoV-2 variant has an intermediate viral load between the 501Y.V1 and the historical variants in nasopharyngeal samples from newly diagnosed COVID-19 patients

Elisa Teyssou et al. J Infect. 2021 Jul.
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Keywords: 501Y.V1; 501Y.V2; SARS-CoV-2; Variants; Viral load.

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501Y.V2 and 501Y.V1 are associated with a higher viral load than historical SARS-CoV-2. The graph presents the median and the minimal to maximal of the relative VL in log copies/ml of the three groups for the N gene (A) and for the ORF1ab gene (B). The median of the relative VL was higher for the 501Y.V2 and the 501Y.V1 than the historical SARS-CoV-2. **p<0.005; ****p<0.0001.
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