Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Comparison of SARS-CoV-2 Viral Loads in the Nasal Mucosa of Patients Infected With BA.1, BA.2, or BA.5 Omicron Lineages. |
| Authors: |
Tozer, Kyla1,2 (AUTHOR), Sjaarda, Calvin P3,4 (AUTHOR), Moslinger, Emily1,3 (AUTHOR), Wong, Henry4 (AUTHOR), Mubareka, Samira5 (AUTHOR), Maguire, Finlay5 (AUTHOR), Fattouh, Ramzi6 (AUTHOR), Brabant-Kirwan, Danielle7 (AUTHOR), Kozak, Robert5,8,9 (AUTHOR), Sheth, Prameet M1,2,3,4 (AUTHOR) ps70@queensu.ca |
| Source: |
Open Forum Infectious Diseases. Dec2022, Vol. 9 Issue 12, p1-5. 5p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*NASAL mucosa, *VIRAL load, *SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, *SARS-CoV-2, *VIRUS diseases |
| Abstract: |
Lower viral loads were observed in the upper respiratory tract of patients infected with BA.1, whereas patients infected with BA.2 and BA.5 had comparable viral loads to those seen with Alpha or Delta. This suggests that viral loads are likely not responsible for the increased transmission of the Omicron lineages. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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