SARS-CoV-2 shedding, infectivity, and evolution in an immunocompromised adult patient
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SARS-CoV-2, Cell culture, Evolution, Immunodeficiency, SheddingAbstract
This study aimed to provide further insight into the evolutionary dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 by analyzing the case of a 40-year-old man who had previously undergone autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation due to a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. He developed a persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection lasting at least 218 days and did not manifest a humoral immune response to the virus during this follow-up period. Whole-genome sequencing and viral cultures confirmed a persistent infection with a replication-positive virus that had undergone genetic variation for at least 196 days after symptom onset.
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Copyright (c) 2024 Maria Cassia Mendes-Correa, Fábio de Rose Ghilardi, Matias Chiarastelli Salomão, Lucy Santos Villas-Boas, Anderson Vicente de Paula, Heuder Gustavo Oliveira Paiao, Antonio Charlys da Costa, Tânia Regina Tozetto-Mendoza, Wilton Freire, Flavia Cristina Silva Sales, Ingra Morales Claro, Ester Cerdeira Sabino, Nuno Rodrigues Faria, Steven Sol Witkin
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