Comparison of the amount of SARS-CoV-2 exhaled by Delta and Omicron patients - 13/10/22
Doi : 10.1016/j.jinf.2022.08.028
Liu Lina c, 1 
, Guo Zhendong a, 1 , Stephen Sevalie d, 1 , Zhang Fangfang b , Zhang Dawei b , Chen Weiwei b, ⁎ , Li Xiao a, ⁎ , Zhao Zongzheng a, ⁎
, Guo Zhendong a, 1 , Stephen Sevalie d, 1 , Zhang Fangfang b , Zhang Dawei b , Chen Weiwei b, ⁎ , Li Xiao a, ⁎ , Zhao Zongzheng a, ⁎ a Tropical Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Center, Freetown, Sierra Leone
b The Fifth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
c College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
d No. 34 Military Hospital, Wilberforce, Freetown, Sierra Leone
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Highlights |
• | Omicron variant patients exhaled more SARS-CoV-2 particles than Delta variant patients. |
• | The nasopharyngeal viral load of patients with Delta and Omicron was similar. |
• | The viral load progression of exhaled breath and nasopharyngeal specimens from COVID-19 patients had similar variation trends. |
Keywords : SARS-CoV-2, Delta and Omicron, Exhaled breath, Viral load
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Publié par Elsevier Masson SAS.
Vol 85 - N° 5
P. 573-607 - novembre 2022 Retour au numéro
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