SARS-CoV-2 is associated with high viral loads in asymptomatic and recently symptomatic healthcare workers

M. Catherine McEllistrem; Cornelius J. Clancy; Deanna J. Buehrle; Nina Singh; Aaron Lucas; Valerie Sirianni; Brooke K. Decker

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0248347

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SARS-CoV-2 is associated with high viral loads in asymptomatic and recently symptomatic healthcare workers

M. Catherine McEllistrem ,

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: Mary.mcellistrem@va.gov

Affiliations Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Section, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4079-0620

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Cornelius J. Clancy,

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Section, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America
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Deanna J. Buehrle,

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Section, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America
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Nina Singh,

Roles Supervision

Affiliations Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Section, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America
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Aaron Lucas,

Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Section, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America
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Valerie Sirianni,

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Section, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America
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Brooke K. Decker

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Section, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America
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SARS-CoV-2 is associated with high viral loads in asymptomatic and recently symptomatic healthcare workers

M. Catherine McEllistrem,
Cornelius J. Clancy,
Deanna J. Buehrle,
Nina Singh,
Aaron Lucas,
Valerie Sirianni,
Brooke K. Decker

Published: March 18, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248347

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