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ArticleBiomedical reports2021

Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection in an unvaccinated 97-year-old woman: A case report.

Vasiliki Epameinondas Georgakopoulou, Petros Papalexis, Christos Sanos, Aikaterini Bitsani, Anna Garmpi, Christos Damaskos, Nikolaos Garmpis, Aikaterini Gkoufa, Serafeim Chlapoutakis, Pagona Sklapani and 3 more

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Article in Biomedical reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Vasiliki Epameinondas GeorgakopoulouPulmonology Department, Laiko General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Petros PapalexisFirst Department of Propedeutic Internal Medicine, Laiko General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Christos SanosDepartment of Pathophysiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Aikaterini BitsaniFirst Department of Propedeutic Internal Medicine, Laiko General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Anna GarmpiFirst Department of Propedeutic Internal Medicine, Laiko General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Christos DamaskosRenal Transplantation Unit, Laiko General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Nikolaos GarmpisN.S. Christeas Laboratory of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Aikaterini GkoufaFirst Department of Internal Medicine, Laiko General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Serafeim ChlapoutakisDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Agios Savvas Hospital, 11522 Athens, Greece.
Pagona SklapaniDepartment of Cytology, Mitera Hospital, 15123 Athens, Greece.
Konstantinos MantzouranisFirst Pulmonology Department, Sismanogleio Hospital, 15126 Athens, Greece.
Nikolaos TrakasDepartment of Biochemistry, Sismanogleio Hospital, 15126 Athens, Greece.
Demetrios A SpandidosLaboratory of Clinical Virology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, 71003 Heraklion, Greece.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRLaiko General Hospital of Athens · GRSismanoglio General Hospital · GRMitera Hospital · GRSt Savas Hospital · GRUniversity of Crete · GR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infection caused by the newly detected coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. The majority of individuals will exhibit mild to moderate illness. Older individuals, and those suffering from co-existing diseases have a greater probability of experiencing a serious illness. Moreover, elderly patients have higher mortality rates than younger patients, especially those who are unvaccinated. Asymptomatic infection is mostly observed in individuals who are younger, as younger patients are more likely to exhibit a stronger immune response to the infection; aging is characterized by the decline immune function. In this article, a rare case of an unvaccinated 97-year-old woman is described who was admitted to Laiko General Hospital due to altered levels of consciousness, hypotension and a hematoma of the thoracic region, and tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid in a nasopharyngeal specimen and positive for IgG antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein without a history of consistent manifestations, indicating a past asymptomatic infection.

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antibodiesasymptomatic infectioncoronaviruselderlyhumoral immune response

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PMID34765191
PMCPMC8576401
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