Age, sex and seasonal differences in COVID-19 viral load: a Lebanese cross-sectional study
Sex, age, and seasonal variations are modest predictors of the viral load of COVID-19. All these demographic and seasonal factors may affect the viral load and should be taken into consideration when implementing infection control strategies and clinical management in SARS-CoV-2-positive patients.
Authors
- Fatima Kourani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5581-4277)
- Fadi Fakih
- Yacine M’Rad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3295-3386)
- Chadi Fakih (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8282-5855)
- Elie Charro
- Karolina Jaalouk
Institutions
- Lebanese University (LB)
- American University of Beirut Medical Center (LB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-11-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-11955-7
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00