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Highly Divergent SARS-CoV-2 Alpha Variant in Chronically Infected Immunocompromised Person.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Sept 2022
Munnink Bas B Oude, Nijhuis Roel H T, Worp Nathalie, Boter Marjan, Weller Babette, Verstrepen Babs E, GeurtsvanKessel Corine, Corsten Maarten F, Russcher Anne, Koopmans Marion
Abstract excerpt
We detected a highly divergent SARS-CoV-2 Alpha variant in an immunocompromised person several months after the latest detection of the Alpha variant in the Netherlands. The patient was infected for 42 weeks despite several treatment regimens and disappearance of most clinical symptoms. We identified several potential immune escape mutations in the spike protein.
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