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Open Access 01-12-2021 | Rhinovirus | Commentary

The basic reproductive number and particle-to-plaque ratio: comparison of these two parameters of viral infectivity

Authors: Winston McCormick, Leonard A. Mermel

Published in: Virology Journal | Issue 1/2021

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought more widespread attention to the basic reproductive number (R_o), an epidemiologic measurement. A lesser-known measure of virologic infectivity is the particle-to-plaque ratio (P:PFU). We suggest that comparison between the two parameters may assist in better understanding viral transmission dynamics.

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Title: The basic reproductive number and particle-to-plaque ratio: comparison of these two parameters of viral infectivity
Authors: Winston McCormick
Leonard A. Mermel
Publication date: 01-12-2021
Publisher: BioMed Central
Keywords: Rhinovirus
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection
Human Papillomavirus
Human Alphaherpesvirus 3
COVID-19
Published in: Virology Journal / Issue 1/2021
Electronic ISSN: 1743-422X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-021-01566-4

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