Correlation of patient symptoms with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant viral loads in nasopharyngeal and saliva samples and their influence on the performance of rapid antigen testing

Correlation of patient symptoms with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant viral loads in nasopharyngeal and saliva samples and their influence on the performance of rapid antigen testing

ABSTRACT Evaluating SARS-CoV-2 viral loads in nasopharyngeal (NP) and saliva samples, factors affecting viral loads, and the performance of rapid antigen testing (RAT) have not been comprehensively conducted during SARS-CoV-2 Omicron epidemic. This prospective study included outpatients enrolled dur...

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Main Authors: Kenichiro Shiraishi, Yong Chong, Takeyuki Goto, Toshiyuki Ishimaru, Nobuyuki Shimono, Hideyuki Ikematsu, Koichi Akashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2024-11-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
SARS-CoV-2
Omicron variant
viral load
rapid antigen testing
patient symptom
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.00932-24
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