Increase in Viral Load in Patients With SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant Infection in the Republic of Korea.

ABSTRACT: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spread rapidly, causing in COVID-19 being declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization. The key variants include alpha, beta, gamma, and delta; these exhibit high viral transmission, pathogenicity, and immune evasion mechanisms. The delta variant, first confirmed in India, was detected in the majority of COVID-19 patients at the recent wave in the Republic of Korea. Here, the features of the delta variant were compared to the earlier waves, with focus on increased transmissibility. The viral load, from the initial days of infection to 14 days later, was compared based on epidemiological data collected at the time of confirmed diagnosis. The increased viral load observed in the delta variant-led infections influence

SUBMITTER: Kim JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8928404 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature