Respiratory Tract Samples, Viral Load, and Genome Fraction Yield in Patients With Middle East Respiratory Syndrome

Abstract

Lower respiratory tract samples yield significantly higher MERS-CoV loads and genome fractions than upper respiratory tract samples.

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Middle East respiratory syndromeRespiratory systemRespiratory tractMedicineViral loadGenomeCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)VirologyInternal medicineBiologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)GeneticsVirusGeneDisease

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Year: 2014
Type: article
Volume: 210
Issue: 10
Pages: 1590-1594
Citations: 188
Access: Closed

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                                    Ziad A. Memish, 
                                
                                    Jaffar A. Al‐Tawfiq, 
                                
                                    Hatem Q. Makhdoom
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2014). 
                            Respiratory Tract Samples, Viral Load, and Genome Fraction Yield in Patients With Middle East Respiratory Syndrome. 
                            The Journal of Infectious Diseases
                            , 210
                            (10)
                            , 1590-1594.
                            https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiu292
                        

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DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiu292