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ArticleViruses2025

The Clinical and Laboratory Landscape of COVID-19 During the Initial Period of the Pandemic and at the Beginning of the Omicron Era.

Yulia A Desheva, Tamara N Shvedova, Olga S Kopteva, Danila S Guzenkov, Polina A Kudar, Tatiana S Kotomina, Daria S Petrachkova, Elena P Grigorieva, Anna A Lerner, Stanislav V Ponkratov

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Yulia A DeshevaFederal State Budgetary Scientific Institution 'Institute of Experimental Medicine', 12, Acad. Pavlov Street, 197022 Saint-Petersburg, Russia.ORCID 0000-0001-9794-3520
Tamara N ShvedovaVsevolozhsk Clinical Interdistrict Hospital, 20, Koltushskoe Highway, Leningrad Region, 188643 Arkhangelsk, Russia.ORCID 0000-0002-6649-8150
Olga S KoptevaFederal State Budgetary Scientific Institution 'Institute of Experimental Medicine', 12, Acad. Pavlov Street, 197022 Saint-Petersburg, Russia.
Danila S GuzenkovFederal State Budgetary Scientific Institution 'Institute of Experimental Medicine', 12, Acad. Pavlov Street, 197022 Saint-Petersburg, Russia.ORCID 0009-0000-1680-399X
Polina A KudarFederal State Budgetary Scientific Institution 'Institute of Experimental Medicine', 12, Acad. Pavlov Street, 197022 Saint-Petersburg, Russia.ORCID 0000-0002-3342-5828
Tatiana S KotominaFederal State Budgetary Scientific Institution 'Institute of Experimental Medicine', 12, Acad. Pavlov Street, 197022 Saint-Petersburg, Russia.
Daria S PetrachkovaFederal State Budgetary Scientific Institution 'Institute of Experimental Medicine', 12, Acad. Pavlov Street, 197022 Saint-Petersburg, Russia.ORCID 0009-0004-0045-4886
Elena P GrigorievaFederal State Budgetary Scientific Institution 'Institute of Experimental Medicine', 12, Acad. Pavlov Street, 197022 Saint-Petersburg, Russia.ORCID 0000-0002-8439-6502
Anna A LernerDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics, Biological and General Chemistry, Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education North-West State Medical University, 191015 Saint-Petersburg, Russia.
Stanislav V PonkratovVsevolozhsk Clinical Interdistrict Hospital, 20, Koltushskoe Highway, Leningrad Region, 188643 Arkhangelsk, Russia.

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Abstract

introductionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) underwent significant mutations, resulting in the Omicron variant.

methodsIn this study, we analyzed blood samples from 98 patients with acute coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) hospitalized during the initial SARS-CoV-2 wave and the onset of Omicron in 2021. High-resolution melting (HRM) analysis of PCR products was used to analyze RNA extracted from clinical samples collected in July and November 2021 from patients infected with SARS-CoV-2.

resultsHRM analysis revealed a characteristic deletion in the N protein RNA of the virus isolated in November 2021, associated with the Omicron variant. Elevated levels of inflammatory markers and interleukin-6 (IL-6) were observed in both waves of COVID-19. Complement levels and IgG and IgM antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 were detected more often during the second wave. An increase in hemagglutinin-inhibiting (HI) antibodies against influenza viruses was observed in paired blood specimens from moderate to severe COVID-19 patients during both outbreaks.

conclusionsPatients admitted during both waves of COVID-19 showed a significant rise in inflammatory markers, suggesting that Omicron triggers inflammatory responses. The rapid formation of IgM and IgG in Omicron may indicate a faster immune response. Seasonal flu may negatively impact the clinical course of coronavirus infections.

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COVID-19SARS-CoV-2AdultAgedAntibodies, ViralCoronavirus Nucleocapsid ProteinsFemaleHumansImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MInterleukin-6MaleMiddle AgedMutationPandemicsRNA, ViralAntibodies, ViralCoronavirus Nucleocapsid ProteinsImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MInterleukin-6RNA, Viralcomplement C3COVID-19HRM analysisinfluenza coinfectionsN proteinOmicronSARS-CoV-2

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