The biological and clinical significance of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants

K Tao, PL Tzou, J Nouhin, RK Gupta… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
The past several months have witnessed the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants with novel
spike protein mutations that are influencing the epidemiological and clinical aspects of the …

[HTML][HTML] Novel SARS-CoV-2 variants: the pandemics within the pandemic

E Boehm, I Kronig, RA Neher, I Eckerle, P Vetter… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Many new variants of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) have been termed variants of concern/interest (VOC/I) because of the greater …

Neutralization of variant under investigation B. 1.617. 1 with sera of BBV152 vaccinees

PD Yadav, GN Sapkal, P Abraham… - Clinical Infectious …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
To the Editor—The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) variants in places where the virus is uncontained poses a global threat from the …

Factors associated with household transmission of SARS-CoV-2: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

ZJ Madewell, Y Yang, IM Longini… - JAMA network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance A previous systematic review and meta-analysis of household transmission of
SARS-CoV-2 that summarized 54 published studies through October 19, 2020, found an …

COVID-19 symptoms and duration of rapid antigen test positivity at a community testing and surveillance site during pre-delta, delta, and omicron BA. 1 periods

C Marquez, AD Kerkhoff, J Schrom, S Rojas… - JAMA Network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Characterizing the clinical symptoms and evolution of community-based SARS-
CoV-2 infections may inform health practitioners and public health officials in a rapidly …

No significant difference in viral load between vaccinated and unvaccinated, asymptomatic and symptomatic groups when infected with SARS-CoV-2 delta variant

CB Acharya, J Schrom, AM Mitchell, DA Coil… - MedRxiv, 2021 - medrxiv.org
We found no significant difference in cycle threshold values between vaccinated and
unvaccinated, asymptomatic and symptomatic groups infected with SARS-CoV-2 Delta …

Viral load among vaccinated and unvaccinated, asymptomatic and symptomatic persons infected with the SARS-CoV-2 delta variant

CB Acharya, J Schrom, AM Mitchell… - Open Forum …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
We found no significant difference in cycle threshold values between vaccinated and
unvaccinated persons infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Delta …

Mortality in individuals treated with COVID-19 convalescent plasma varies with the geographic provenance of donors

KL Kunze, PW Johnson, N van Helmond… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Successful therapeutics and vaccines for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have
harnessed the immune response to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS …

The end or a New Era of development of SARS-CoV-2 virus: Genetic variants responsible for severe COVID-19 and clinical efficacy of the most commonly used …

D Miteva, M Kitanova, H Batselova, S Lazova… - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Although the chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the end of the
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as a global health emergency, the disease is still a …

Comparison of SARS-CoV-2 reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction and BinaxNOW rapid antigen tests at a community site during an Omicron surge: a cross …

J Schrom, C Marquez, G Pilarowski… - Annals of internal …, 2022 - acpjournals.org
Background: SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen tests are an important public health tool. Objective:
To evaluate field performance of the BinaxNOW rapid antigen test (Abbott) compared with …