Population-level median cycle threshold (Ct) values for asymptomatic COVID-19 cases can predict the trajectory of future cases

Naila Shoaib; Asim Iqbal; Farhad Ali Shah; Wajeeha Zainab; Maham Qasim; Noore Zerqoon; Muhammad Omer Naseem; Rimsha Munir; Nousheen Zaidi

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0281899

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Population-level median cycle threshold (Ct) values for asymptomatic COVID-19 cases can predict the trajectory of future cases

Naila Shoaib,

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Validation, Writing – original draft

Affiliations Cancer Biology Lab, Institute of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, Cancer Research Centre (CRC), University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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Asim Iqbal,

Roles Data curation, Software, Validation

Affiliation Cancer Research Centre (CRC), University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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Farhad Ali Shah,

Roles Data curation, Validation

Affiliations Cancer Biology Lab, Institute of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, Cancer Research Centre (CRC), University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8721-6266

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Wajeeha Zainab,

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Cancer Biology Lab, Institute of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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Maham Qasim,

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Cancer Biology Lab, Institute of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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Noore Zerqoon,

Roles Methodology

Affiliation Hormone Lab, Lahore, Pakistan
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Muhammad Omer Naseem,

Roles Data curation

Affiliations Hormone Lab, Lahore, Pakistan, Institute of Learning Emergency Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
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Rimsha Munir,

Roles Investigation, Resources, Supervision

Affiliation Hormone Lab, Lahore, Pakistan
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Nousheen Zaidi

Roles Conceptualization, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft

* E-mail: nosheen.mmg@pu.edu.pk, director.crc@pu.edu.pk

Affiliations Cancer Biology Lab, Institute of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, Cancer Research Centre (CRC), University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3896-0088

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Population-level median cycle threshold (Ct) values for asymptomatic COVID-19 cases can predict the trajectory of future cases

Naila Shoaib,
Asim Iqbal,
Farhad Ali Shah,
Wajeeha Zainab,
Maham Qasim,
Noore Zerqoon,
Muhammad Omer Naseem,
Rimsha Munir,
Nousheen Zaidi

Published: March 9, 2023
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0281899

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