Are low SARS-CoV-2 viral loads in infected children missed by RT-PCR testing?

Nina Langeland^{1

2}, Rebecca Jane Cox^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
² National Advisory Unit for Tropical Infectious Diseases; Department of Medicine; Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
³ Department of Microbiology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway

Nina Langeland et al. Lancet Reg Health Eur. 2021 Jun.

. 2021 Jun:5:100138.

doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2021.100138. Epub 2021 May 27.

Nina Langeland^{1

2}, Rebecca Jane Cox^{1

3}

¹ Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
² National Advisory Unit for Tropical Infectious Diseases; Department of Medicine; Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
³ Department of Microbiology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway

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