Persistence and Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in an Immunocompromised Host

Bina Choi; Manish C. Choudhary; James Regan; Jeffrey A. Sparks; Robert F. Padera; Xueting Qiu; Isaac H. Solomon; Hsiao-Hsuan Kuo; Julie Boucau; Kathryn Bowman; Upasana Das Adhikari; Marisa Winkler; Alisa A. Mueller; Tiffany Hsu; Michaël Desjardins; Lindsey R. Baden; Brian T. Chan; Bruce D. Walker; Mathias Lichterfeld; Manfred Brigl; Douglas S. Kwon; Sanjat Kanjilal; Eugene T Richardson; A. Helena Jonsson; Galit Alter; Amy K. Barczak; William P. Hanage; Xu G. Yu; Gaurav D. Gaiha; Michael S. Seaman; Manuela Cernadas; Jonathan Z. Li

doi:10.1056/nejmc2031364

Abstract

SARS-CoV-2 in an Immunocompromised Host This letter describes an immunocompromised patient who had persistent infection with SARS-CoV-2 over a period of months, despite several courses of remdesivi...

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Persistence (discontinuity)Host (biology)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakVirologyBiologyMedicineGeneticsInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseasePathologyOutbreak

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Year: 2020
Type: letter
Volume: 383
Issue: 23
Pages: 2291-2293
Citations: 1337
Access: Closed

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                                    Bina Choi, 
                                
                                    Manish C. Choudhary, 
                                
                                    James Regan
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            Persistence and Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in an Immunocompromised Host. 
                            New England Journal of Medicine
                            , 383
                            (23)
                            , 2291-2293.
                            https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmc2031364
                        

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DOI: 10.1056/nejmc2031364