Higher Viral Load Drives Infrequent Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Transmission Between Asymptomatic Residence Hall Roommates.

Kristen K BjorkmanTassa K SaldiErika LasdaLeisha Conners BauerJennifer KovarikPatrick K GonzalesMorgan R FinkKimngan L TatCole R HagerJack C DavisChristopher D OzeroffGloria R BrissonDaniel B LarremoreLeslie A LeinwandMatthew B McQueenRoy Parker

Published in: The Journal of infectious diseases (2021)

This analysis argues that interroommate transmission occurs infrequently in residence halls and provides strong correlative evidence that viral load is proportional to transmission probability.

Keyphrases

respiratory syndrome coronavirus
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coronavirus disease