Ct values from SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic PCR assays should not be used as direct estimates of viral load - 18/03/21
Highlights |
• | The amount of material collected by nasopharyngeal swabs is imprecise. |
• | The determinations of SARS-CoV-2 viral loads from Cts ignore this error source. |
• | SARS-CoV-2 Cts should be normalized with an internal marker to correct this errors. |
Graphical abstract |
Keywords : SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, qPCR, Ct
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