Association between household exposure and cycle threshold in COVID-19 infected health care workers.

Ai ChienSandra DomerackiSandeep GunturKristopher TaylorChuanyi M LuHarry LampirisPaul D Blanc

Published in: Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) (2021)

Household exposure in HCWs with newly diagnosed COVID-19 was associated with lower Ct values, consistent with a higher viral load, supporting the hypothesis that contracting COVID-19 in that manner leads to a greater viral inoculum.

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sars cov
coronavirus disease
newly diagnosed
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
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