[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 viral load and shedding kinetics

O Puhach, B Meyer, I Eckerle - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2023 - nature.com
SARS-CoV-2 viral load and detection of infectious virus in the respiratory tract are the two
key parameters for estimating infectiousness. As shedding of infectious virus is required for …

Conventional and novel diagnostic tools for the diagnosis of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants

VP Chavda, DD Valu, PK Parikh, N Tiwari, AS Chhipa… - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Accurate identification at an early stage of infection is critical for effective care of any
infectious disease. The “coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)” outbreak, caused by the …

[HTML][HTML] Summary of guidance for minimizing the impact of COVID-19 on individual persons, communities, and health care systems—United States, August 2022

GM Massetti - MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2022 - cdc.gov
To prevent medically significant COVID-19 illness and death, persons must understand their
risk, take steps to protect themselves and others with vaccines, therapeutics, and …

COVID-19 symptoms and duration of rapid antigen test positivity at a community testing and surveillance site during pre-delta, delta, and omicron BA. 1 periods

C Marquez, AD Kerkhoff, J Schrom, S Rojas… - JAMA Network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Characterizing the clinical symptoms and evolution of community-based SARS-
CoV-2 infections may inform health practitioners and public health officials in a rapidly …

Performance of rapid antigen tests to detect symptomatic and asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A prospective cohort study

A Soni, C Herbert, H Lin, Y Yan, C Pretz… - Annals of internal …, 2023 - acpjournals.org
Background: The performance of rapid antigen tests (Ag-RDTs) for screening asymptomatic
and symptomatic persons for SARS-CoV-2 is not well established. Objective: To evaluate …

Understanding the impact of rapid antigen tests on SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the fifth wave of COVID-19 in Hong Kong in early 2022

Z Du, L Tian, DY Jin - Emerging Microbes & Infections, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The fast-spreading Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 overwhelmed Hong Kong, causing the
fifth wave of COVID-19. It remains to be determined what mitigation measures might have …

[HTML][HTML] Revised guidelines for coronavirus disease 19 management in hematopoietic cell transplantation and cellular therapy recipients (August 2022)

V Dioverti, Z El Boghdadly, Z Shahid… - … and Cellular Therapy, 2022 - Elsevier
This document is intended as a guide for diagnosis and management of Coronavirus
Disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2, in adult and pediatric HCT …

The new normal: delayed peak SARS-CoV-2 viral loads relative to symptom onset and implications for COVID-19 testing programs

JK Frediani, R Parsons, KB McLendon… - Clinical Infectious …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background Early in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, peak viral loads
coincided with symptom onset. We hypothesized that in a highly immune population …

Extreme differences in SARS-CoV-2 viral loads among respiratory specimen types during presumed pre-infectious and infectious periods

A Viloria Winnett, R Akana, N Shelby, H Davich… - PNAS …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract SARS-CoV-2 viral-load measurements from a single-specimen type are used to
establish diagnostic strategies, interpret clinical-trial results for vaccines and therapeutics …

Sensitivity of rapid antigen tests against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and Delta variants

A Rao, A Westbrook, L Bassit, R Parsons… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Rapid antigen tests (RATs) have become an invaluable tool for combating the COVID-19
pandemic. However, concerns have been raised regarding the ability of existing RATs to …