Measurement of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater tracks community infection dynamics
Peccia J, Zulli A, Brackney DE, Grubaugh ND, Kaplan EH, Casanovas-Massana A, Ko AI, Malik AA, Wang D, Wang M, Warren JL, Weinberger DM, Arnold W, Omer SB. Measurement of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater tracks community infection dynamics. Nature Biotechnology 2020, 38: 1164-1167. PMID: 32948856, PMCID: PMC8325066, DOI: 10.1038/s41587-020-0684-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBetacoronavirusBiotechnologyConnecticutCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19HumansPandemicsPneumonia, ViralPrevalenceRNA, ViralSARS-CoV-2SewageTime FactorsWastewaterWastewater-Based Epidemiological MonitoringConceptsSARS-CoV-2 positive test resultsSARS-CoV-2 RNAPositive test resultsHospital admissionSpecimen collectionCOVID-19 hospital admissionsLocal hospital admissionsSARS-CoV-2 RNA concentrationsCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreakRNA concentrationDisease 2019 outbreakClinical test resultsInfection surveillanceInfection dynamicsPositive testPopulation-wide levelCommunity infection dynamicsAdmissionNew Haven