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Immunosuppressed heart transplant (HT) recipients are thought to be at higher risk of infection and mortality from SARS‐CoV‐2 infection coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19); however, evidence guiding management of HT patients are limited. Retrospective search of electronic health records from February 2020 to February 2021, identified 28 HT recipients out of 400 followed by UC San Diego who tested...
Problem
The utility of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) cycle threshold (Ct) values in the management of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) remains controversial.
Methods
We assessed the correlation of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) Ct values in nasopharyngeal swab samples with the oxygen requirements at the time of sample collection. Specimens were...