Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 infectivity of upper respiratory specimens from COVID-19 patients by virus isolation using VeroE6/TMPRSS2 cells.
Souichi YamadaShuetsu FukushiHitomi KinoshitaMakoto OhnishiTadaki SuzukiTsuguto FujimotoMasayuki SaijoKen Maedanull nullPublished in: BMJ open respiratory research (2021)
In combination with rRT-PCR, the SARS-CoV-2 isolation protocol provides a means for assessing the potential risk of transmissible virus in upper respiratory specimens.