Open AccessThe clinical manifestations and interval changes of reverse-transcriptase quantitative polymerase chain reactions among different specimens of coronavirus disease 2019 patients
Author(s) -
Po Liang Chen,
Yi-Han Hsiao,
Chien Chuang,
Jia Feng,
HsiangLing Ho,
Yi Tsung Lin,
Su Jung Chen,
Shiang Fen Huang,
Hsin Pai Chen,
Teh Ying Chou,
Yuh Min Chen,
Fu Der Wang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of the chinese medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1728-7731
pISSN - 1726-4901
DOI - 10.1097/jcma.0000000000000451
Subject(s) - medicine , reverse transcriptase , polymerase chain reaction , virology , coronavirus , reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction , disease , covid-19 , immunology , pathology , gene , infectious disease (medical specialty) , genetics , messenger rna , biology , outbreak
Since December 2019, a number of cases and deaths due to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic have been reported worldwide. In spite of clinical manifestations similar to the SARS-CoV epidemic in 2003, affected organs and severity are yet to be defined. Moreover, viral load alterations and viral shielding among different specimens remained scarce. Therefore, clarifying clinical presentations and correlations among viral loads, disease severity, and viral shielding of SARS-CoV-2 infection is crucial in the disease prevention.