COVID-19 Research Methods Resources

Kudos to you and your team for performing this service, Lawrence!

In this post on a parallel discussion board, I highlight a recent paper that suggests opportunities for serial quantification of viral load and IgG & IgM serology. Notably, the viral RNA specimens were obtained from posterior oropharyngeal saliva rather than by the more invasive and hazardous swabs. What is your sense of the feasibility and clinical utility of (and thus motivation for) collecting such serial samples routinely? Is there any prospect for such data to appear in your CPAC warehouse? What time-series would you expect to prove most useful?

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