Understanding COVID-19: what does viral RNA load really mean?
In The Lancet Infectious Diseases, FrancoisXavier Lescure and colleagues1 describe the
first cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID19) in Europe, which were reported in
France. The detailed clinical features of five patients with COVID19 are aligned with the
quantitative severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV2) viral RNA load
from nasopharyngeal and other selected sampling sites. Previous studies in patients with
SARS, Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), and COVID19 generally provide …
first cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID19) in Europe, which were reported in
France. The detailed clinical features of five patients with COVID19 are aligned with the
quantitative severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV2) viral RNA load
from nasopharyngeal and other selected sampling sites. Previous studies in patients with
SARS, Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), and COVID19 generally provide …
