Prolonged Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Delta Variant Shedding in a Patient With AIDS: Case Report and Review of the Literature

We describe the case of a patient with AIDS who had persistent infection with a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Delta variant for >80 days. The variant contained mutations that were not present in other Delta viruses in our hospital. Prolonged infection in immunosuppr...

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Autores principales: Peters, Jillian L, Fall, Amary, Langerman, Steven D, El Asmar, Margueritta, Nakazawa, Mari, Mustapha, Aishat, Tobian, Aaron A R, Mostafa, Heba H, Blankson, Joel N
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
Materias:
Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9494428/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36193230
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofac479
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Sumario:We describe the case of a patient with AIDS who had persistent infection with a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Delta variant for >80 days. The variant contained mutations that were not present in other Delta viruses in our hospital. Prolonged infection in immunosuppressed individuals may lead to evolution of SARS-CoV-2 lineages.

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