Infection sustained by lineage B.1.1.7 of SARS-CoV-2 is characterised by longer persistence and higher viral RNA loads in nasopharyngeal swabs

Starting from March 2020, nasopharyngeal swabs collected in three provinces (Chieti, L ’Aquila and Teramo) of Abruzzo, a central Region of Italy, are daily tested for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA at the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise “G. Caporale” (IZSAM) (Danzetta et al, 2020).

Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - March 5, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Paolo Calistri, Laura Amato, Ilaria Puglia, Francesca Cito, Alessandra Di Giuseppe, Maria Luisa Danzetta, Daniela Morelli, Marco Di Domenico, Marialuigia Caporale, Silvia Scialabba, Ottavio Portanti, Valentina Curini, Fabrizia Perletta, Cesare Camm à, Ma Tags: Short Communication Source Type: research