Viral burdens are associated with age and viral variant in a population-representative study of SARS-CoV-2 that accounts for time-since-infection related sampling bias.
Helen R. Fryer, Tanya Golubchik, Matthew D. Hall, Christophe Fraser, Robert Hinch, Luca Ferretti A, Laura Thomson, Anel Nurtay, Lorenzo Pellis, George MacIntyre-Cockett, Amy Trebes, David Buck, Paolo Piazza, Angela Green, Lorne J. Lonie, , Katrina Lythgoe
This study adjusts for sampling bias in SARS-CoV-2 Ct values and finds that viral variant and age affect within-host viral burdens, with variant effects varying by vaccination status.
bioRxiv · Dec 2, 2022 · PreprintGenetics