Long-term trends in cycle threshold values: a comprehensive analysis of COVID-19 dynamics, viral load, and reproduction number in South Korea
This study demonstrates the potential of Ct values as early indicators for predicting confirmed COVID-19 cases during the initial stages of the epidemic and suggests their relevance in large-scale epidemic monitoring, even when case numbers are similar.
Authors
- Sung‐Il Cho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4085-1494)
- Seung-Sik Hwang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1558-7831)
- Jee-Woun Kim
- Jungeun Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5897-5594)
- Kyou Sup Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5308-7814)
- Sunkyung Jung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1450-8150)
- Sun Hwa Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9752-9717)
- Sang-Gu Kang
Institutions
- Seoul National University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2024-08-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1394565
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.40