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Increased viral variants in children and young adults with impaired humoral immunity and persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection: A consecutive case series.
EBioMedicine - 1 May 2021
Truong Thao T, Ryutov Alex, Pandey Utsav, Yee Rebecca, Goldberg Lior, Bhojwani Deepa, Aguayo-Hiraldo Paibel, Pinsky Benjamin A, Pekosz Andrew, Shen Lishuang, Boyd Scott D, Wirz Oliver F, Röltgen Katharina, Bootwalla Moiz, Maglinte Dennis T, Ostrow Dejerianne, Ruble David, Han Jennifer H, Biegel Jaclyn A, Li Maggie, Huang ChunHong, Sahoo Malaya K, Pannaraj Pia S, O'Gorman Maurice, Judkins Alexander R, Gai Xiaowu, Dien Bard Jennifer
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: There is increasing concern that persistent infection of SARS-CoV-2 within immunocompromised hosts could serve as a reservoir for mutation accumulation and subsequent emergence of novel strains with the potential to evade immune responses. METHODS: We describe three patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who were persistently positive for SARS-CoV-2 by real-time polymerase chain reaction. Viral...
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