Modelling RT-qPCR cycle-threshold using digital PCR data for implementing SARS-CoV-2 viral load studies

• Fabio Gentilini ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Fabio Gentilini, Maria Elena Turba

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: fabio.gentilini@unibo.it

  Affiliation Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, Ozzano dell’Emilia, Bologna, Italy

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0970-4827

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• Maria Elena Turba ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Fabio Gentilini, Maria Elena Turba

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Xenturion srl, Forlì, Italy

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• Francesca Taddei,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Unit of Microbiology, The Great Romagna Hub Laboratory, Pievesestina, Italy

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• Tommaso Gritti,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Unit of Microbiology, The Great Romagna Hub Laboratory, Pievesestina, Italy

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• Michela Fantini,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Validation

  Affiliation Unit of Microbiology, The Great Romagna Hub Laboratory, Pievesestina, Italy

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• Giorgio Dirani,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Validation

  Affiliation Unit of Microbiology, The Great Romagna Hub Laboratory, Pievesestina, Italy

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• Vittorio Sambri

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Unit of Microbiology, The Great Romagna Hub Laboratory, Pievesestina, Italy, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine - DIMES, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

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