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  1. Article ; Online: Evaluation of the respiratory NeuMoDx™ Flu A-B/RSV/SARS-CoV-2 Vantage and Alinity m Resp-4-Plex assays.

    Quinton, Mikayla / Geahr, Melissa / Gluck, Linda / Jarrett, Junko / Mostafa, Heba H

    Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology

    2022  Volume 150-151, Page(s) 105164

    Abstract: Background: December 2021 witnessed an unprecedented increase in SARS-CoV-2 infections in addition to the circulation of influenza A and respiratory syncytial viruses (RSV). Due to increased testing demands for SARS-CoV-2, influenza, and RSV associated ... ...

    Abstract Background: December 2021 witnessed an unprecedented increase in SARS-CoV-2 infections in addition to the circulation of influenza A and respiratory syncytial viruses (RSV). Due to increased testing demands for SARS-CoV-2, influenza, and RSV associated with the overall increase in symptomatic respiratory infections, there is an urgent need for multiplex, automated, and high throughput assays in the diagnostic laboratories.
    Methods: We compared the performance of the NeuMoDx™ Flu A-B/RSV/SARS-CoV-2 Vantage and the Alinity m Resp-4-Plex to the standard of care influenza A, B, RSV, and SARS-CoV-2 assays used at the Johns Hopkins Microbiology Laboratory. A total of 181 remnant nasopharyngeal swab (NPS) specimens positive for influenza A (n = 29), influenza B (n = 34), RSV (n = 40), SARS-CoV-2 (n = 33), influenza A/RSV (n = 1), and negatives (n = 44) were tested by either or both assays.
    Results: Both the NeuMoDx™ Flu A-B/RSV/SARS-CoV-2 Vantage and the Alinity m Resp-4-Plex assays showed 100% total agreement for all the tested analytes. For samples with available cycle threshold (Ct) values, comparable ranges were noted for all targets between the two assays and to the standard of care Ct values as well.
    Conclusion: The NeuMoDx™ Flu A-B/RSV/SARS-CoV-2 Vantage and the Alinity m Resp-4-Plex assays showed high sensitivity and accuracy for all the analytes included in both tests. Implementing these assays will assist the diagnostic laboratories with the surge of testing during the 2021-2022 influenza season.
    MeSH term(s) COVID-19/diagnosis ; Humans ; Influenza B virus ; Influenza, Human/diagnosis ; Nasopharynx ; Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections/diagnosis ; Respiratory Syncytial Viruses ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Sensitivity and Specificity
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-04-18
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1446080-4
    ISSN 1873-5967 ; 1386-6532
    ISSN (online) 1873-5967
    ISSN 1386-6532
    DOI 10.1016/j.jcv.2022.105164
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  2. Article ; Online: Lead Time to Recurrence After Posttreatment Plasma and Saliva HPV DNA Testing in Patients With Low-Risk HPV Oropharynx Cancer.

    Califano, Joseph / Yousef, Andrew / Mostafa, Heba / Valsamakis, Alexandra / Zhang, Xinlian / Batis, Nikolaos / Varghese, Christy / Parish, Joanna / Forman, Michael / Jarrett, Junko / Messer, Karen / Mehanna, Hisham

    JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery

    2023  Volume 149, Issue 9, Page(s) 812–819

    Abstract: Importance: Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma is a highly lethal cancer that is often associated with human papillomavirus (HPV). Recent studies have shown promise in the use of HPV DNA detection in salivary rinses and plasma as a factor associated ... ...

    Abstract Importance: Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma is a highly lethal cancer that is often associated with human papillomavirus (HPV). Recent studies have shown promise in the use of HPV DNA detection in salivary rinses and plasma as a factor associated with a future diagnosis of HPV-positive oropharynx cancer (HPVOPC). However, the use of plasma and salivary HPV DNA detection in defining risk for recurrence in the context of a prospective, phase 3, clinical trial coupled with standardized clinical surveillance has not been reported.
    Objective: To identify patients with low-risk HPVOPC at risk for recurrence by detection of HPV16 DNA in plasma and salivary rinses.
    Design, setting, and participants: In this cohort study, 233 low-risk patients were recruited from 32 head and neck treatment centers in Ireland (1 [3.1%]), the Netherlands (1 [3.1%]), and the UK (30 [93.8%]) as part of the DE-ESCALATE HPV trial, an open-label, phase 3 randomized clinical trial examining treatment with cetuximab vs cisplatin for HPVOPC. Patients were assayed for the presence of HPV16 DNA in plasma and salivary rinse via a quantitative polymerase chain reaction-based assay.
    Main outcomes and measures: Assay results were associated with risk of recurrence and lead time from HPV16 DNA detection to recurrence.
    Results: Of 233 patients, 45 (19.3%) were women, and the mean (SD) age was 57.01 (8.45) years. A total 1040 salivary or blood samples were collected during the course of the study. With a median follow-up of 760 days, the sensitivity and specificity of combined plasma and salivary rinse HPV DNA assays for detecting recurrence were 65% and 87%, respectively. There was a median lead time of positive test to event/recurrence date of 19 days (range, 0-536 days) and mean (SD) of 122 (169.8) days.
    Conclusion and relevance: The results of this cohort study suggest that in the setting of a randomized, prospective, phase 3 trial for low-risk patients with HPVOPC, posttreatment presence of HPV DNA in plasma and salivary rinses is associated with recurrence; a lead time between test positivity and clinical recurrence offers a potential opportunity for earlier detection of recurrence.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Female ; Middle Aged ; Male ; Saliva ; Cohort Studies ; Prospective Studies ; Papillomavirus Infections/complications ; Early Detection of Cancer ; Oropharyngeal Neoplasms/diagnosis ; Oropharyngeal Neoplasms/therapy ; Oropharyngeal Neoplasms/pathology ; Head and Neck Neoplasms/therapy ; Head and Neck Neoplasms/complications ; DNA, Viral/genetics
    Chemical Substances DNA, Viral
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-27
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Randomized Controlled Trial ; Clinical Trial, Phase III ; Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 2701825-8
    ISSN 2168-619X ; 2168-6181
    ISSN (online) 2168-619X
    ISSN 2168-6181
    DOI 10.1001/jamaoto.2023.1730
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  3. Article ; Online: Clinical performance of the GenMark Dx ePlex respiratory pathogen panels for upper and lower respiratory tract infections.

    Jarrett, Junko / Uhteg, Katharine / Forman, Michael S / Hanlon, Ann / Vargas, Christine / Carroll, Karen C / Valsamakis, Alexandra / Mostafa, Heba H

    Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology

    2021  Volume 135, Page(s) 104737

    Abstract: The GenMark Dx ePlex Respiratory Pathogen Panel (RP) is a multiplexed nucleic acid test for the qualitative detection of common viral and a few bacterial causes of respiratory tract infections. The ePlex RP has received FDA clearance for nasopharyngeal ... ...

    Abstract The GenMark Dx ePlex Respiratory Pathogen Panel (RP) is a multiplexed nucleic acid test for the qualitative detection of common viral and a few bacterial causes of respiratory tract infections. The ePlex RP has received FDA clearance for nasopharyngeal swab (NPS) specimens collected in viral transport media. In this study, we evaluated the performance of the ePlex RP panel in comparison to the NxTAG Respiratory Pathogen Panel (NxTAG-RPP) from Luminex in use in our laboratory, not only for NPS but also for bronchoalveolar lavage specimens (BAL). We also evaluated the impact of implementing the ePlex RP on the test turn-around time (TAT). The newest panel from GenMark Dx, the ePlex Respiratory Pathogen Panel 2 (RP2), which added the SARS-CoV-2 target to the RP was also evaluated for NPS. Verification of the performance of the ePlex RP for both NPS and BAL showed 93.3 % and 84.9 % total agreement with the NxTAG-RPP respectively. An overall comparison of the TAT after implementing the ePlex RP as compared to the NxTAG-RPP assay showed an average decrease of almost seven-fold.
    MeSH term(s) Bronchoalveolar Lavage/methods ; COVID-19/diagnosis ; Diagnostic Tests, Routine/methods ; Humans ; Molecular Diagnostic Techniques/methods ; Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods ; Nasopharynx/microbiology ; Nasopharynx/virology ; Respiratory Tract Infections/diagnosis ; Respiratory Tract Infections/microbiology ; Respiratory Tract Infections/virology ; SARS-CoV-2/genetics
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-01-15
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1446080-4
    ISSN 1873-5967 ; 1386-6532
    ISSN (online) 1873-5967
    ISSN 1386-6532
    DOI 10.1016/j.jcv.2021.104737
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  4. Article ; Online: Comparing the analytical performance of three SARS-CoV-2 molecular diagnostic assays.

    Uhteg, Katharine / Jarrett, Junko / Richards, Mahmia / Howard, Craig / Morehead, Elizabeth / Geahr, Melissa / Gluck, Linda / Hanlon, Ann / Ellis, Brandon / Kaur, Harsimar / Simner, Patricia / Carroll, Karen C / Mostafa, Heba H

    Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology

    2020  Volume 127, Page(s) 104384

    Abstract: In December 2019, a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) was first isolated from Wuhan city, China and within three months, the global community was challenged with a devastating pandemic. The rapid spread of the virus challenged diagnostic laboratories to ... ...

    Abstract In December 2019, a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) was first isolated from Wuhan city, China and within three months, the global community was challenged with a devastating pandemic. The rapid spread of the virus challenged diagnostic laboratories to rapidly develop molecular diagnostic methods. As SARS CoV-2 assays became available for testing on existing molecular platforms, laboratories devoted unprecedented energy and resources into evaluating the analytical performance of the new tests and in some cases developed their own diagnostic assays under FDA-EUA guidance. This study compares the validation of three different molecular assays at the Johns Hopkins Molecular Virology laboratory: the RealStar® SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR, ePlex® SARS-CoV-2, and the CDC COVID-19 RT-PCR tests. Overall, our studies indicate a comparable analytical performance of the three assays for the detection of SARS-CoV-2.
    MeSH term(s) Betacoronavirus/isolation & purification ; Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid/virology ; COVID-19 ; Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis ; Humans ; Molecular Diagnostic Techniques/methods ; Molecular Diagnostic Techniques/standards ; Nasopharynx/virology ; Pandemics ; Pneumonia, Viral/diagnosis ; RNA, Viral/isolation & purification ; Reagent Kits, Diagnostic/standards ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Sensitivity and Specificity
    Chemical Substances RNA, Viral ; Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-04-26
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Comparative Study ; Journal Article ; Validation Study
    ZDB-ID 1446080-4
    ISSN 1873-5967 ; 1386-6532
    ISSN (online) 1873-5967
    ISSN 1386-6532
    DOI 10.1016/j.jcv.2020.104384
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  5. Article ; Online: Comparing the analytical performance of three SARS-CoV-2 molecular diagnostic assays

    Uhteg, Katharine / Jarrett, Junko / Richards, Mahmia / Howard, Craig / Morehead, Elizabeth / Geahr, Melissa / Gluck, Linda / Hanlon, Ann / Ellis, Brandon / Kaur, Harsimar / Simner, Patricia / Carroll, Karen C. / Mostafa, Heba H.

    Journal of Clinical Virology

    2020  Volume 127, Page(s) 104384

    Keywords Virology ; Infectious Diseases ; covid19
    Language English
    Publisher Elsevier BV
    Publishing country us
    Document type Article ; Online
    ZDB-ID 1446080-4
    ISSN 1873-5967 ; 1386-6532
    ISSN (online) 1873-5967
    ISSN 1386-6532
    DOI 10.1016/j.jcv.2020.104384
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  6. Article: Comparing the analytical performance of three SARS-CoV-2 molecular diagnostic assays

    Uhteg, Katharine / Jarrett, Junko / Richards, Mahmia / Howard, Craig / Morehead, Elizabeth / Geahr, Melissa / Gluck, Linda / Hanlon, Ann / Ellis, Brandon / Kaur, Harsimar / Simner, Patricia / Carroll, Karen C / Mostafa, Heba H

    J Clin Virol

    Abstract: In December 2019, a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) was first isolated from Wuhan city, China and within three months, the global community was challenged with a devastating pandemic. The rapid spread of the virus challenged diagnostic laboratories to ... ...

    Abstract In December 2019, a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) was first isolated from Wuhan city, China and within three months, the global community was challenged with a devastating pandemic. The rapid spread of the virus challenged diagnostic laboratories to rapidly develop molecular diagnostic methods. As SARS CoV-2 assays became available for testing on existing molecular platforms, laboratories devoted unprecedented energy and resources into evaluating the analytical performance of the new tests and in some cases developed their own diagnostic assays under FDA-EUA guidance. This study compares the validation of three different molecular assays at the Johns Hopkins Molecular Virology laboratory: the RealStar® SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR, ePlex® SARS-CoV-2, and the CDC COVID-19 RT-PCR tests. Overall, our studies indicate a comparable analytical performance of the three assays for the detection of SARS-CoV-2.
    Keywords covid19
    Publisher WHO
    Document type Article
    Note WHO #Covidence: #125163
    Database COVID19

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  7. Article: Longitudinal Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Breakthrough Infections Reveals Limited Infectious Virus Shedding and Restricted Tissue Distribution.

    Ke, Ruian / Martinez, Pamela P / Smith, Rebecca L / Gibson, Laura L / Achenbach, Chad J / McFall, Sally / Qi, Chao / Jacob, Joshua / Dembele, Etienne / Bundy, Camille / Simons, Lacy M / Ozer, Egon A / Hultquist, Judd F / Lorenzo-Redondo, Ramon / Opdycke, Anita K / Hawkins, Claudia / Murphy, Robert L / Mirza, Agha / Conte, Madison /
    Gallagher, Nicholas / Luo, Chun Huai / Jarrett, Junko / Conte, Abigail / Zhou, Ruifeng / Farjo, Mireille / Rendon, Gloria / Fields, Christopher J / Wang, Leyi / Fredrickson, Richard / Baughman, Melinda E / Chiu, Karen K / Choi, Hannah / Scardina, Kevin R / Owens, Alyssa N / Broach, John / Barton, Bruce / Lazar, Peter / Robinson, Matthew L / Mostafa, Heba H / Manabe, Yukari C / Pekosz, Andrew / McManus, David D / Brooke, Christopher B

    Open forum infectious diseases

    2022  Volume 9, Issue 7, Page(s) ofac192

    Abstract: Background: The global effort to vaccinate people against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) during an ongoing pandemic has raised questions about how vaccine breakthrough infections compare with infections in immunologically ... ...

    Abstract Background: The global effort to vaccinate people against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) during an ongoing pandemic has raised questions about how vaccine breakthrough infections compare with infections in immunologically naive individuals and the potential for vaccinated individuals to transmit the virus.
    Methods: We examined viral dynamics and infectious virus shedding through daily longitudinal sampling in 23 adults infected with SARS-CoV-2 at varying stages of vaccination, including 6 fully vaccinated individuals.
    Results: The durations of both infectious virus shedding and symptoms were significantly reduced in vaccinated individuals compared with unvaccinated individuals. We also observed that breakthrough infections are associated with strong tissue compartmentalization and are only detectable in saliva in some cases.
    Conclusions: Vaccination shortens the duration of time of high transmission potential, minimizes symptom duration, and may restrict tissue dissemination.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-04-13
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2757767-3
    ISSN 2328-8957
    ISSN 2328-8957
    DOI 10.1093/ofid/ofac192
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  8. Article ; Online: Daily longitudinal sampling of SARS-CoV-2 infection reveals substantial heterogeneity in infectiousness.

    Ke, Ruian / Martinez, Pamela P / Smith, Rebecca L / Gibson, Laura L / Mirza, Agha / Conte, Madison / Gallagher, Nicholas / Luo, Chun Huai / Jarrett, Junko / Zhou, Ruifeng / Conte, Abigail / Liu, Tongyu / Farjo, Mireille / Walden, Kimberly K O / Rendon, Gloria / Fields, Christopher J / Wang, Leyi / Fredrickson, Richard / Edmonson, Darci C /
    Baughman, Melinda E / Chiu, Karen K / Choi, Hannah / Scardina, Kevin R / Bradley, Shannon / Gloss, Stacy L / Reinhart, Crystal / Yedetore, Jagadeesh / Quicksall, Jessica / Owens, Alyssa N / Broach, John / Barton, Bruce / Lazar, Peter / Heetderks, William J / Robinson, Matthew L / Mostafa, Heba H / Manabe, Yukari C / Pekosz, Andrew / McManus, David D / Brooke, Christopher B

    Nature microbiology

    2022  Volume 7, Issue 5, Page(s) 640–652

    Abstract: The dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 replication and shedding in humans remain poorly understood. We captured the dynamics of infectious virus and viral RNA shedding during acute infection through daily longitudinal sampling of 60 individuals for up to 14 days. By ...

    Abstract The dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 replication and shedding in humans remain poorly understood. We captured the dynamics of infectious virus and viral RNA shedding during acute infection through daily longitudinal sampling of 60 individuals for up to 14 days. By fitting mechanistic models, we directly estimated viral expansion and clearance rates and overall infectiousness for each individual. Significant person-to-person variation in infectious virus shedding suggests that individual-level heterogeneity in viral dynamics contributes to 'superspreading'. Viral genome loads often peaked days earlier in saliva than in nasal swabs, indicating strong tissue compartmentalization and suggesting that saliva may serve as a superior sampling site for early detection of infection. Viral loads and clearance kinetics of Alpha (B.1.1.7) and previously circulating non-variant-of-concern viruses were mostly indistinguishable, indicating that the enhanced transmissibility of this variant cannot be explained simply by higher viral loads or delayed clearance. These results provide a high-resolution portrait of SARS-CoV-2 infection dynamics and implicate individual-level heterogeneity in infectiousness in superspreading.
    MeSH term(s) COVID-19 ; Humans ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Viral Load ; Virus Shedding
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-04-28
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ISSN 2058-5276
    ISSN (online) 2058-5276
    DOI 10.1038/s41564-022-01105-z
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  9. Article: Longitudinal analysis of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine breakthrough infections reveal limited infectious virus shedding and restricted tissue distribution.

    Ke, Ruian / Martinez, Pamela P / Smith, Rebecca L / Gibson, Laura L / Achenbach, Chad J / McFall, Sally / Qi, Chao / Jacob, Joshua / Dembele, Etienne / Bundy, Camille / Simons, Lacy M / Ozer, Egon A / Hultquist, Judd F / Lorenzo-Redondo, Ramon / Opdycke, Anita K / Hawkins, Claudia / Murphy, Robert L / Mirza, Agha / Conte, Madison /
    Gallagher, Nicholas / Luo, Chun Huai / Jarrett, Junko / Conte, Abigail / Zhou, Ruifeng / Farjo, Mireille / Rendon, Gloria / Fields, Christopher J / Wang, Leyi / Fredrickson, Richard / Baughman, Melinda E / Chiu, Karen K / Choi, Hannah / Scardina, Kevin R / Owens, Alyssa N / Broach, John / Barton, Bruce / Lazar, Peter / Robinson, Matthew L / Mostafa, Heba H / Manabe, Yukari C / Pekosz, Andrew / McManus, David D / Brooke, Christopher B

    medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences

    2021  

    Abstract: The global effort to vaccinate people against SARS-CoV-2 in the midst of an ongoing pandemic has raised questions about the nature of vaccine breakthrough infections and the potential for vaccinated individuals to transmit the virus. These questions have ...

    Abstract The global effort to vaccinate people against SARS-CoV-2 in the midst of an ongoing pandemic has raised questions about the nature of vaccine breakthrough infections and the potential for vaccinated individuals to transmit the virus. These questions have become even more urgent as new variants of concern with enhanced transmissibility, such as Delta, continue to emerge. To shed light on how vaccine breakthrough infections compare with infections in immunologically naive individuals, we examined viral dynamics and infectious virus shedding through daily longitudinal sampling in a small cohort of adults infected with SARS-CoV-2 at varying stages of vaccination. The durations of both infectious virus shedding and symptoms were significantly reduced in vaccinated individuals compared with unvaccinated individuals. We also observed that breakthrough infections are associated with strong tissue compartmentalization and are only detectable in saliva in some cases. These data indicate that vaccination shortens the duration of time of high transmission potential, minimizes symptom duration, and may restrict tissue dissemination.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-09-02
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Preprint
    DOI 10.1101/2021.08.30.21262701
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  10. Article: Daily sampling of early SARS-CoV-2 infection reveals substantial heterogeneity in infectiousness.

    Ke, Ruian / Martinez, Pamela P / Smith, Rebecca L / Gibson, Laura L / Mirza, Agha / Conte, Madison / Gallagher, Nicholas / Luo, Chun Huai / Jarrett, Junko / Conte, Abigail / Liu, Tongyu / Farjo, Mireille / Walden, Kimberly K O / Rendon, Gloria / Fields, Christopher J / Wang, Leyi / Fredrickson, Richard / Edmonson, Darci C / Baughman, Melinda E /
    Chiu, Karen K / Choi, Hannah / Scardina, Kevin R / Bradley, Shannon / Gloss, Stacy L / Reinhart, Crystal / Yedetore, Jagadeesh / Quicksall, Jessica / Owens, Alyssa N / Broach, John / Barton, Bruce / Lazar, Peter / Heetderks, William J / Robinson, Matthew L / Mostafa, Heba H / Manabe, Yukari C / Pekosz, Andrew / McManus, David D / Brooke, Christopher B

    medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences

    2021  

    Abstract: The dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 replication and shedding in humans remain poorly understood. We captured the dynamics of infectious virus and viral RNA shedding during acute infection through daily longitudinal sampling of 60 individuals for up to 14 days. By ...

    Abstract The dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 replication and shedding in humans remain poorly understood. We captured the dynamics of infectious virus and viral RNA shedding during acute infection through daily longitudinal sampling of 60 individuals for up to 14 days. By fitting mechanistic models, we directly estimate viral reproduction and clearance rates, and overall infectiousness for each individual. Significant person-to-person variation in infectious virus shedding suggests that individual-level heterogeneity in viral dynamics contributes to superspreading. Viral genome load often peaked days earlier in saliva than in nasal swabs, indicating strong compartmentalization and suggesting that saliva may serve as a superior sampling site for early detection of infection. Viral loads and clearance kinetics of B.1.1.7 and non-B.1.1.7 viruses in nasal swabs were indistinguishable, however B.1.1.7 exhibited a significantly slower pre-peak growth rate in saliva. These results provide a high-resolution portrait of SARS-CoV-2 infection dynamics and implicate individual-level heterogeneity in infectiousness in superspreading.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-07-12
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Preprint
    DOI 10.1101/2021.07.12.21260208
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