Ct values from SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic PCR assays should not be used as direct estimates of viral load
Elias Dahdouh, Fernando Lázaro‐Perona, María Pilar Romero‐Gómez, Jesús Mingorance, Julio García‐Rodríguez
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Viral loadSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)VirologyInfectivityCoronavirusDiagnostic testContact tracing2019-20 coronavirus outbreakMedicineBiologyHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)VirusVeterinary medicinePathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakDiseaseSARS-CoV-2 detection and testingRespiratory viral infections researchSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research