Nasopharyngeal viral load predicts hypoxemia and disease outcome in admitted COVID-19 patients

• Amir Shlomai,
• Haim Ben-Zvi,
• Ahinoam Glusman Bendersky,
• Noa Shafran,
• Elad Goldberg,
• Ella H. Sklan

Affiliations

Amir Shlomai

Department of Medicine D, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital

Haim Ben-Zvi

Microbiology Laboratory, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital

Ahinoam Glusman Bendersky

Department of Medicine D, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital

Noa Shafran

Department of Medicine D, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital

Elad Goldberg

The Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University

Ella H. Sklan

Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, The Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University