516. SARS-CoV-2 Exhibits Clade-specific Differences in Nasopharyngeal Viral Loads
Nam H, Lorenzo-Redondo R, Roberts S, Simons L, Achenbach C, Hauser A, Ison M, Hultquist J, Ozer E. 516. SARS-CoV-2 Exhibits Clade-specific Differences in Nasopharyngeal Viral Loads. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020, 7: s324-s324. PMCID: PMC7776718, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.710.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNasopharyngeal viral loadViral loadClinical significancePositive SARS-CoV-2 RTSARS-CoV-2 RTCoronavirus disease 2019Further longitudinal studiesNorthwestern Memorial HospitalSARS-CoV-2 isolatesCT valuesSARS-CoV-2SARS-CoV-2 genotypesClade 1 virusesViral cladesClade 2 virusesSymptom onsetClinical parametersNasopharyngeal swabsUpper airwayMemorial HospitalDistinct viral cladesClinical dataDisease 2019540. Prolonged Viral Shedding of SARS-CoV-2 In Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Nam H, Roberts S, Tanna S, Ison M. 540. Prolonged Viral Shedding of SARS-CoV-2 In Solid Organ Transplant Recipients. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020, 7: s337-s337. PMCID: PMC7777463, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.734.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSolid organ transplant recipientsOrgan transplant recipientsViral sheddingSevere diseaseTransplant recipientsSARS-CoV-2SOT recipientsMedian durationPositive SARS-CoV-2 PCR testPositive SARS-CoV-2 RTSARS-CoV-2 PCR resultSARS-CoV-2 PCR testSARS-CoV-2 PCR positivitySARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 RTKidney transplant recipientsMajority of patientsConclusion COVID-19COVID-19African American/BlackKidney recipientsSOT patientsMedian ageModerate diseaseOverall mortality