Predictors of SARS-CoV-2 RNA From Nasopharyngeal Swabs and Concordance With Other Compartments in Nonhospitalized Adults With Mild to Moderate COVID-19.

Moser C, Li JZ, Eron JJ, Aga E, Daar ES, Wohl DA, Coombs RW, Javan AC, Bender Ignacio RA, Jagannathan P, Ritz J, Sieg SF, Parikh UM, Hughes MD, Currier JS, Smith DM, Chew KW. Predictors of SARS-CoV-2 RNA From Nasopharyngeal Swabs and Concordance With Other Compartments in Nonhospitalized Adults With Mild to Moderate COVID-19. Open forum infectious diseases. 2022 Nov;9(9). ofac618. PMID: 36467293 [PubMed] PMCID: PMC9709705

Abstract

Identifying characteristics associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA shedding may be useful to understand viral compartmentalization, disease pathogenesis, and risks for viral transmission.