# SARS-CoV-2 infection: Initial viral load (iVL) predicts severity of illness/outcome, and declining trend of iVL in hospitalized patients corresponds with slowing of the pandemic

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/sars-cov-2-infection-initial-viral-load-ivl-predicts-severity-of-illness-outcome/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Said El Zein,Omar Chehab,Amjad Kanj,Sandy Akrawe,Samer Alkassis,Tushar Mishra,Maya Shatta,Nivine El-Hor,Hossein Salimnia,Pranatharthi Chandrasekar |
| Citations | 51 |
| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0255981 |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | gold |
| OA URL | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0255981&type=printable |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W3198943098 |
| PMID | 34529675 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2021 |

## Paper authors

- [Omar Chehab](https://scholariq.org/researchers/omar-chehab/)

## Paper journal

- [PLoS ONE](https://scholariq.org/journals/plos-one/)

## Paper primary topic

- [SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing](https://scholariq.org/topics/sars-cov-2-detection-and-testing/)

## Paper topics

- [SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing](https://scholariq.org/topics/sars-cov-2-detection-and-testing/)
- [COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/covid-19-clinical-research-studies/)
- [Respiratory viral infections research](https://scholariq.org/topics/respiratory-viral-infections-research/)

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