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ArticleCureus2024

Persistent COVID-19 Infection in an Immunocompromised Host: A Case Report.

Rashmita Das, Rajesh P Karyakarte, Suvarna Joshi, Marie Joy, Abhay Sadre

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Rashmita DasMicrobiology, Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College and Sassoon General Hospitals, Pune, IND.
Rajesh P KaryakarteMicrobiology, Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College and Sassoon General Hospitals, Pune, IND.
Suvarna JoshiMicrobiology, Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College and Sassoon General Hospitals, Pune, IND.
Marie JoyMicrobiology, Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College and Sassoon General Hospitals, Pune, IND.
Abhay SadreNephrology, Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune, IND.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This case report highlights the prolonged SARS-CoV-2 reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction positivity in a 32-year-old immunocompromised male with a history of kidney transplants and chronic kidney disease. The whole genome sequencing of nasopharyngeal samples for SARS-CoV-2 collected 12 days apart showed the presence of the BA.1.1 Omicron variant. It revealed evidence of intra-host viral evolution, showing the development and loss of specific mutations over time. This report emphasizes the need for continuous monitoring strategies for immunocompromised patients, as they may serve as reservoirs for viral evolution and potentially give rise to immune escape variants.

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covid-19immunocompromised hostspersistent rt-pcr positivitysars-cov-2viral evolution

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PMID39371780
PMCPMC11452762

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