A clade of SARS-CoV-2 viruses associated with lower viral loads in patient upper airways
Lorenzo-Redondo R, Nam HH, Roberts SC, Simons LM, Jennings LJ, Qi C, Achenbach CJ, Hauser AR, Ison MG, Hultquist JF, Ozer EA. A clade of SARS-CoV-2 viruses associated with lower viral loads in patient upper airways. EBioMedicine 2020, 62: 103112. PMID: 33186810, PMCID: PMC7655495, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2020.103112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient's upper airwayViral loadSARS-CoV-2Upper airwayHighest average viral loadSARS-CoV-2 infectionTranslational Research AwardTime of diagnosisAverage viral loadCOVID-19 patientsLow viral loadComprehensive cancer centerCoronavirus disease 2019SARS-CoV-2 isolatesSARS-CoV-2 virusClade 1 virusesClade 2 virusesRelative viral loadVirologic featuresClinical characteristicsClinical parametersCancer CenterDistinct viral cladesClinical significanceTranslational Science Institute