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Amount of COVID viral RNA detected at hospital admission predicts how patients will fare – EurekAlert

A new study published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society examines whether the amount of RNA, or genomic load, of SARS-CoV-2 detected in swab…

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IMAGE: High viral load is predictor of illness outcome in patients with COVID-19 admitted with pneumonia.
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Credit: American Thoracic Society
Oct. 29, 2020– A new study published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society examines whether the amount of RNA, or genomic load, of SARS-CoV-2 detected in swab tests of patients being admitted to the hospital with viral pneumonia is associated with more severe COVID-19. SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes COVID-19. Previous studies…

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