Fauci: Greater than 35 PCR Test Cycle Thresholds Equals DEAD NUCLEOTIDES

• 2020 JUL 16 This Week in Virology • TWiV 641: COVID-19 with Dr. Anthony Fauci


TWiV 641: COVID-19 with Dr. Anthony Fauci

Dr. Anthony Fauci joins TwiV to discuss SARS-CoV-2 transmission, testing, immunity, pathogenesis, vaccines, and preparedness.

Dr. Anthony Fauci Quote:

“What is now sort of evolving into a bit of a standard, that if you get a cycle threshold of 35 or more [cycles] that the chances of it being replication-competent are minuscule”

“Somebody comes in and they repeat their PCR and it’s like 37 cycle threshold but you almost never can culture virus from a 37 threshold cycle.”

“So, I think if somebody does come in with 37, 38, even 36, you got to say, you know it’s just dead nucleotides, period.”

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