Relationship of the cycle threshold values of SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction and total severity score of computerized tomography in patients with COVID 19
Viral load was not a critical factor for hospitalization and mortality in SARS-CoV-2 RNA-positive patients. CT severity was related to age, and older patients had higher TSS. Outpatients had considerable amounts of virus in their nasopharynx, which made them contagious
