Article
Case reports of persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection outline within-host viral evolution in immunocompromised patients.
Virology journal - 3 Sept 2024
Ruotolo Luca, Silenzi Silvia, Mola Beatrice, Ortalli Margherita, Lazzarotto Tiziana, Rossini Giada
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: SARS-CoV-2 is responsible for the ongoing global pandemic, and the continuous emergence of novel variants threatens fragile populations, such as immunocompromised patients. This subgroup of patients seems to be seriously affected by intrahost viral changes, as the pathogens, which are keen to cause replication inefficiency, affect the impaired immune system, preventing efficient clearance of the...
Topics
- Humans
- COVID-19
- SARS-CoV-2
- Middle Aged
- Immunocompromised Host
- High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
- Genome, Viral
- Male
- Mutation
- Evolution, Molecular
- Nasopharynx
