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Influence of treatment with neutralizing monoclonal antibodies on the SARS-CoV-2 nasopharyngeal load and quasispecies.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Jan 2022
Vellas Camille, Del Bello Arnaud, Debard Alexa, Steinmeyer Zara, Tribaudeau Laure, Ranger Noémie, Jeanne Nicolas, Martin-Blondel Guillaume, Delobel Pierre, Kamar Nassim, Izopet Jacques
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the impact of neutralizing monoclonal antibody (mAb) treatment and to determine whether the selective pressure of mAbs could facilitate the proliferation of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants with spike protein mutations that might attenuate mAb effectiveness. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We evaluated the impact of mAbs on the nasopharyngeal (NP) viral load and...
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