Author: La Scola, Bernard; Le Bideau, Marion; Andreani, Julien; Hoang, Van Thuan; Grimaldier, Clio; Colson, Philippe; Gautret, Philippe; Raoult, Didier
                    Title: Viral RNA load as determined by cell culture as a management tool for discharge of SARS-CoV-2 patients from infectious disease wards  Cord-id: cp6xu2ox  Document date: 2020_4_27
                    ID: cp6xu2ox
                    
                    Snippet: In a preliminary clinical study, we observed that the combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin was effective against SARS-CoV-2 by shortening the duration of viral load in Covid-19 patients. It is of paramount importance to define when a treated patient can be considered as no longer contagious. Correlation between successful isolation of virus in cell culture and Ct value of quantitative RT-PCR targeting E gene suggests that patients with Ct above 33–34 using our RT-PCR system are n
                    
                    
                    
                     
                    
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            
                                Document: In a preliminary clinical study, we observed that the combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin was effective against SARS-CoV-2 by shortening the duration of viral load in Covid-19 patients. It is of paramount importance to define when a treated patient can be considered as no longer contagious. Correlation between successful isolation of virus in cell culture and Ct value of quantitative RT-PCR targeting E gene suggests that patients with Ct above 33–34 using our RT-PCR system are not contagious and thus can be discharged from hospital care or strict confinement for non-hospitalized patients.
 
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