1041. Association of SARS-CoV-2 Viral load in COVID-19 at the hospital representation


 
 
 The SARS-CoV-2 viral load and its association with COVID-19 severity remain a widely discussed topic with a little or no consensus. With these considerations we aimed to investigate SARS-CoV-2 viral load in the saliva/sputum in COVID-19 patients with varying severity levels.
 
 
 
 A single-center prospective cohort study at Ascension St John Hospital, Detroit, MIchigan was conducted during early January 2021 and September 2021. We recruited 200 subjects with a PCR-confirmed COVID-19 and 18 year of age and older. Further these subjects were divided into mild, moderate, severe and critical cohorts based on WHO defined criteria. Further we collected sputum/saliva samples and measured them for SARS-CoV-2 viral load. .
 
 
 
 We recruited 50 patients in each cohort totaling to 200 patients.Our study cohort was made up of 104 (52%) males and 96 (48%) females. We note severity level differences matching with the COVID-19 severity at the hospital presentation.
 
 
 
 These results were interesting to provide an insight into COVID-19 severity and clinical representation.
 
 
 
 All Authors: No reported disclosures.
