In the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, the estimation of the viral load of SARS-CoV-2 using the cycle threshold (Ct) of the RT-PCR has become a common surrogate marker of infectiousness. Despite ...
During the Covid-19 pandemic, accurate PCR tests were augmented by the cheap, rapid, and logistically convenient, yet less sensitive antigen tests. In Israel, a testing policy shift was implemented ...