Published in:
01-12-2020 | SARS-CoV-2 | Research Letter
Nasopharyngeal viral load predicts hypoxemia and disease outcome in admitted COVID-19 patients
Authors:
Amir Shlomai, Haim Ben-Zvi, Ahinoam Glusman Bendersky, Noa Shafran, Elad Goldberg, Ella H. Sklan
Published in:
Critical Care
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Issue 1/2020
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Excerpt
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic imposes an unprecedented burden on hospitals treating coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. Thus, clinical parameters accurately predicting disease outcome are needed. Here, we identified a correlation between viral load measured around admission, lung inflammation, and disease outcome. Similarities and differences between related studies are discussed. …