Open AccessUse of qRT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2 sgRNA leader for the therapeutic plan: a preliminary report on 10 patients
Author(s) -
Sininat Petcharat,
Phatthamon Virojanapirom,
Opass Putcharoen,
Supaporn Wacharapluesadee,
Thiravat Hemachudha
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.14852
Subject(s) - subgenomic mrna , sputum , real time polymerase chain reaction , virology , medicine , covid-19 , biology , virus , rna , gene , pathology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , genetics , tuberculosis
Duration of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) shedding is important for infection control. The presence of SARS-CoV-2 subgenomic RNA (sgRNA) leader indicates that the virus is replicative. This study examined the shedding duration of SARS-CoV-2 sgRNA leader and genomic RNA (gRNA) in diverse respiratory specimens.