Long-term trends in cycle threshold values: a comprehensive analysis of COVID-19 dynamics, viral load, and reproduction number in South Korea

• Main Authors: Jungeun Park (Author), Sung-il Cho (Author), Sang-Gu Kang (Author), Jee-Woun Kim (Author), Sunkyung Jung (Author), Sun-Hwa Lee (Author), Kyou-Sup Han (Author), Seung-sik Hwang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundWith the emergence of COVID-19 cases, governments quickly responded with aggressive testing, contact tracing, isolation and quarantine measures. South Korea's testing strategy primarily relied on real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (real-time RT-PCR), focusing on...