Rapid tests for quantification of infectiousness are urgently required in patients with COVID-19

Affiliations

• ¹ Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK; Department of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, Leicester Royal Infirmary, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK.
• ² Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK.
• ³ Department of Clinical Education, Leicester Royal Infirmary, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK.
• ⁴ Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK.
• ⁵ Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK; Department of Virology, Leicester Royal Infirmary, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK.
• ⁶ Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK; Department of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, Leicester Royal Infirmary, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK. Electronic address: manish.pareek@leicester.ac.uk.