The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant Does Not Have Higher Nasal Viral Loads Compared to the Delta Variant in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Individuals
J Clin Microbiol
.
2022 Apr 20;60(4):e0013922.
doi: 10.1128/jcm.00139-22.
Epub 2022 Mar 28.
Authors
Andrew M Laitman
1
,
Joshua A Lieberman
1
,
Noah G Hoffman
1
,
Pavitra Roychoudhury
1
2
,
Patrick C Mathias
1
,
Alexander L Greninger
1
2
Affiliations
1
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
2
Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.
PMID:
35341324
PMCID:
PMC9020334
DOI:
10.1128/jcm.00139-22
No abstract available
Keywords:
Alpha; BA.1; Delta; Omicron; SARS-CoV-2; anterior nares; nasal; variants; viral load.
Publication types
Letter
MeSH terms
COVID-19*
Humans
SARS-CoV-2* / genetics
Viral Load
Supplementary concepts
SARS-CoV-2 variants