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ArticlePloS one2022

Evaluation of co-circulating pathogens and microbiome from COVID-19 infections.

James B Thissen, Michael D Morrison, Nisha Mulakken, William C Nelson, Chris Daum, Sharon Messenger, Debra A Wadford, Crystal Jaing

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Article in PloS one, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Adelmidrol to fight upper airways inflammation in children: a pilot case control study to safety and efficacy.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

James B ThissenPhysical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, United States of America.
Michael D MorrisonPhysical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0003-1603-4574
Nisha MulakkenComputating Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, United States of America.
William C NelsonEarth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States of America.
Chris DaumJoint Genome Institute, Berkeley, CA, United States of America.
Sharon MessengerViral and Rickettsial Disease Laboratory, California Department of Public Health, Richmond, CA, United States of America.
Debra A WadfordViral and Rickettsial Disease Laboratory, California Department of Public Health, Richmond, CA, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-8630-427X
Crystal JaingPhysical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0001-9933-3005
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory · USCalifornia Department of Public Health · USJoint Genome Institute · USPacific Northwest National Laboratory · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Co-infections or secondary infections with SARS-CoV-2 have the potential to affect disease severity and morbidity. Additionally, the potential influence of the nasal microbiome on COVID-19 illness is not well understood. In this study, we analyzed 203 residual samples, originally submitted for SARS-CoV-2 testing, for the presence of viral, bacterial, and fungal pathogens and non-pathogens using a comprehensive microarray technology, the Lawrence Livermore Microbial Detection Array (LLMDA). Eighty-seven percent of the samples were nasopharyngeal samples, and 23% of the samples were oral, nasal and oral pharyngeal swabs. We conducted bioinformatics analyses to examine differences in microbial populations of these samples, as a proxy for the nasal and oral microbiome, from SARS-CoV-2 positive and negative specimens. We found 91% concordance with the LLMDA relative to a diagnostic RT-qPCR assay for detection of SARS-CoV-2. Sixteen percent of all the samples (32/203) revealed the presence of an opportunistic bacterial or frank viral pathogen with the potential to cause co-infections. The two most detected bacteria, Streptococcus pyogenes and Streptococcus pneumoniae, were present in both SARS-CoV-2 positive and negative samples. Human metapneumovirus was the most prevalent viral pathogen in the SARS-CoV-2 negative samples. Sequence analysis of 16S rRNA was also conducted to evaluate bacterial diversity and confirm LLMDA results.

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CoinfectionCOVID-19MicrobiotaCOVID-19 TestingHumansRNA, Ribosomal, 16SSARS-CoV-2RNA, Ribosomal, 16S

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PMID36455065
PMCPMC9714956
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