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ArticleFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology2021

Viral Haplotypes in COVID-19 Patients Associated With Prolonged Viral Shedding.

Yingping Wu, Shufa Zheng, Tian Liu, Xueke Liu, Huina Tang, Yutong He, Wei Xu, Lele Li, Wenxu Yu, Ke Xing and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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11 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Yingping WuFourth Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Jinhua, China.
Shufa ZhengState Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Centre for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Centre for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Tian LiuFourth Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Jinhua, China.
Xueke LiuFourth Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Jinhua, China.
Huina TangFourth Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Jinhua, China.
Yutong HeSchool of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China.
Wei XuFourth Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Jinhua, China.
Lele LiFourth Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Jinhua, China.
Wenxu YuFourth Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Jinhua, China.
Ke XingSchool of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China.
Xiaoping XiaFourth Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Jinhua, China.
Zhejiang University · CNAnhui Medical University · CNGuangzhou University · CNFourth Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University · CNState Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Recently, more patients who recovered from the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may later test positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) again using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing. Even though it is still controversial about the possible explanation for clinical cases of long-term viral shedding, it remains unclear whether the persistent viral shedding means re-infection or recurrence. Methods: Specimens were collected from three COVID-19-confirmed patients, and whole-genome sequencing was performed on these clinical specimens during their first hospital admission with a high viral load of SARS-CoV-2. Laboratory tests were examined and analyzed throughout the whole course of the disease. Phylogenetic analysis was carried out for SARS-CoV-2 haplotypes. Results: We found haplotypes of SARS-CoV-2 co-infection in two COVID-19 patients (YW01 and YW03) with a long period of hospitalization. However, only one haplotype was observed in the other patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (YW02), which was verified as one kind of viral haplotype. Patients YW01 and YW02 were admitted to the hospital after being infected with COVID-19 as members of a family cluster, but they had different haplotype characteristics in the early stage of infection; YW01 and YW03 were from different infection sources; however, similar haplotypes were found together. Conclusion: These findings show that haplotype diversity of SARS-CoV-2 may result in viral adaptation for persistent shedding in multiple recurrences of COVID-19 patients, who met the discharge requirement. However, the correlation between haplotype diversity of SARS-CoV-2 virus and immune status is not absolute. It showed important implications for the clinical management strategies for COVID-19 patients with long-term hospitalization or cases of recurrence.

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COVID-19HaplotypesHumansPhylogenyRNA, ViralSARS-CoV-2Virus SheddingRNA, ViralCOVID-19prolonged viral sheddingSARS-CoV-2viral haplotypewhole-genome sequencing

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