Comparison of secondary attack rate and viable virus shedding between patients with SARS‐CoV‐2 Delta and Omicron variants: A prospective cohort study
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DOI: 10.1002/jmv.28369
Abstract: There are limited data comparing the transmission rates and kinetics of viable virus shedding of the Omicron variant to those of the Delta variant. We compared these rates in hospitalized patients infected with Delta and… read more here.
Keywords: secondary attack; virus shedding; virus; delta omicron ... See more keywords
Prolonged SARS-CoV-2 Viral Shedding in Patients with COVID-19 was Associated with Delayed Initiation of Arbidol Treatment and Consulting Doctor Later: A Retrospective Cohort Study
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DOI: 10.1007/s11596-021-2434-y
Abstract: To study data about SARS-CoV-2 virus shedding and clarify the risk factors for prolonged virus shedding. Data were retrospectively collected from adults hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) in Wuhan Union Hospital. We compared clinical… read more here.
Keywords: virus shedding; sars cov; initiation arbidol; viral shedding ... See more keywords
Virus shedding dynamics in asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic patients infected with SARS-CoV-2
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2020.07.008
Abstract: Abstract Objectives Asymptomatic patients, together with those with mild symptoms of COVID-19, may play an important role in SARS-CoV-2 transmission. However, the dynamics of viral shedding during the various phases of the clinical course of… read more here.
Keywords: viral shedding; symptomatic patients; asymptomatic patients; virus shedding ... See more keywords
Longitudinal Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Breakthrough Infections Reveals Limited Infectious Virus Shedding and Restricted Tissue Distribution
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac192
Abstract: Abstract Background The global effort to vaccinate people against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) during an ongoing pandemic has raised questions about how vaccine breakthrough infections compare with infections in immunologically naive individuals… read more here.
Keywords: breakthrough infections; virus shedding; infectious virus; sars cov ... See more keywords
Macrophage Depletion Reactivates Fecal Virus Shedding following Resolution of Acute Hepatitis A in Ifnar1–/– Mice
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DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01496-22
Abstract: HAV RNA persists in the liver of infected chimpanzees and interferon receptor-deficient Ifnar1−/− mice for many months after neutralizing antibodies appear, virus has been cleared from the blood, and fecal virus shedding has terminated. Here,… read more here.
Keywords: viral rna; rna; fecal virus; ifnar1 mice ... See more keywords
Duration of Infectious Virus Shedding by SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant–Infected Vaccinees
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DOI: 10.3201/eid2805.220197
Abstract: To determine virus shedding duration, we examined clinical samples collected from the upper respiratory tracts of persons infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Omicron variant in Japan during November 29–December 18, 2021. Vaccinees… read more here.
Keywords: omicron variant; virus; virus shedding; infectious virus ... See more keywords
Chikungunya Virus Shedding in Semen: A Case Series
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DOI: 10.3390/v14091879
Abstract: Background: Chikungunya is a viral disease that is transmitted by mosquitoes. It is characterized by an acute onset of fever and severe arthralgia. Methods: We describe six cases of acute and post-acute chikungunya in which… read more here.
Keywords: case series; chikungunya virus; virus shedding; semen case ... See more keywords