Quantitative Detection and Viral Load Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in Infected Patients
Capital Medical University · Beijing Ditan Hospital · +3 more institutions
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a public health emergency. The widely used reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) method has limitations for clinical diagnosis and treatment.
A total of 323 samples from 76 COVID-19-confirmed patients were analyzed by droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) and RT-PCR based 2 target genes (ORF1ab and N). Nasal swabs, throat swabs, sputum, blood, and urine were collected. Clinical and imaging data were obtained for clinical staging.
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 17.58
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 21
Authors
15- FYFengting YuCorresponding
Capital Medical University, Beijing Ditan Hospital
- LYLiting Yan
Capital Medical University, Beijing Ditan Hospital
- NWNan Wang
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, National Health and Family Planning Commission
- SYSiyuan Yang
Capital Medical University, Beijing Ditan Hospital
- LWLinghang Wang
Capital Medical University, Beijing Ditan Hospital
Topics & keywords
- Sputum
- Viral load
- Medicine
- Throat
- Respiratory tract
- Real-time polymerase chain reaction
- Stage (stratigraphy)
- Respiratory system
- Good health and well-being