The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant Does Not Have Higher Nasal Viral Loads Compared to the Delta Variant in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Individuals

J Clin Microbiol. 2022 Apr 20;60(4):e0013922. doi: 10.1128/jcm.00139-22. Epub 2022 Mar 28.

Authors

Andrew M Laitman¹, Joshua A Lieberman¹, Noah G Hoffman¹, Pavitra Roychoudhury^{1

2}, Patrick C Mathias¹, Alexander L Greninger^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
² Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: Alpha; BA.1; Delta; Omicron; SARS-CoV-2; anterior nares; nasal; variants; viral load.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Humans
SARS-CoV-2* / genetics
Viral Load

Supplementary concepts

SARS-CoV-2 variants