Viral load of SARS-CoV-2 in clinical samples

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CoronavirusMedicineVirologySevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)OutbreakCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Viral loadPneumoniaSputumBetacoronavirusReal-time polymerase chain reactionInternal medicineVirusBiologyPathologyTuberculosisGene

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BetacoronavirusCOVID-19COVID-19 TestingChinaClinical Laboratory TechniquesCoronavirus InfectionsHumansPandemicsPharynxPneumoniaViralReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionSARS-CoV-2SputumViral Load

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Year: 2020
Type: article
Volume: 20
Issue: 4
Pages: 411-412
Citations: 1694
Access: Closed

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                                    Yang Pan, 
                                
                                    Daitao Zhang, 
                                
                                    Peng Yang
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            Viral load of SARS-CoV-2 in clinical samples. 
                            The Lancet Infectious Diseases
                            , 20
                            (4)
                            , 411-412.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s1473-3099(20)30113-4
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(20)30113-4
PMID: 32105638
PMCID: PMC7128099

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