Department of Molecular Medicine and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Center for Emerging Viral Diseases, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Sep 15;73(6):e1384-e1386. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab396.
SARS-CoV-2 viral load (VL) can serve as a correlate for infectious virus presence and transmission. Viral shedding kinetics over the first week of illness for symptomatic children (n = 279), adolescents (n = 639), and adults (n = 7109) show VLs compatible with infectious virus presence, with slightly lower VL in children than adults.
SARS-CoV-2 病毒载量 (VL) 可作为传染性病毒存在和传播的相关指标。在症状性儿童(n = 279)、青少年(n = 639)和成人(n = 7109)患病的第一周内,病毒脱落动力学显示 VL 与传染性病毒的存在相符,儿童的 VL 略低于成人。