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Highly Divergent SARS-CoV-2 Alpha Variant in Chronically Infected Immunocompromised Person

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We detected a highly divergent SARS-CoV-2 Alpha variant in an immunocompromised person several months after the latest detection of the Alpha variant in the Netherlands. The patient was infected for… Click to show full abstract

We detected a highly divergent SARS-CoV-2 Alpha variant in an immunocompromised person several months after the latest detection of the Alpha variant in the Netherlands. The patient was infected for 42 weeks despite several treatment regimens and disappearance of most clinical symptoms. We identified several potential immune escape mutations in the spike protein.

Keywords: divergent sars; immunocompromised person; alpha variant; highly divergent; cov alpha; sars cov

Journal Title: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Year Published: 2022

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