[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 viral load and shedding kinetics

O Puhach, B Meyer, I Eckerle - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2023 - nature.com
SARS-CoV-2 viral load and detection of infectious virus in the respiratory tract are the two
key parameters for estimating infectiousness. As shedding of infectious virus is required for …

The outbreak of SARS‐CoV‐2 Omicron lineages, immune escape, and vaccine effectivity

Y Zhou, H Zhi, Y Teng - Journal of medical virology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
As of November 2021, several SARS‐CoV‐2 variants appeared and became dominant
epidemic strains in many countries, including five variants of concern (VOCs) Alpha, Beta …

[HTML][HTML] Virological characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA. 2 spike

D Yamasoba, I Kimura, H Nasser, Y Morioka, N Nao… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Soon after the emergence and global spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron lineage BA. 1,
another Omicron lineage, BA. 2, began outcompeting BA. 1. The results of statistical analysis …

Clinical outcomes associated with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron (B. 1.1. 529) variant and BA. 1/BA. 1.1 or BA. 2 subvariant infection in Southern California

JA Lewnard, VX Hong, MM Patel, R Kahn, M Lipsitch… - Nature medicine, 2022 - nature.com
Epidemiologic surveillance has revealed decoupling of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-
19) hospitalizations and deaths from case counts after emergence of the Omicron (B. 1.1 …

Duration of immune protection of SARS-CoV-2 natural infection against reinfection

H Chemaitelly, N Nagelkerke, HH Ayoub… - Journal of Travel …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background The future of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-
2) pandemic hinges on virus evolution and duration of immune protection of natural infection …

Clinical outcomes among patients infected with Omicron (B. 1.1. 529) SARS-CoV-2 variant in southern California

JA Lewnard, VX Hong, MM Patel, R Kahn, M Lipsitch… - MedRxiv, 2022 - medrxiv.org
ABSTRACT Background The Omicron (B. 1.1. 529) variant of SARS-CoV-2 has rapidly
achieved global dissemination, accounting for most infections in the United States by …

Risk factors of severe COVID-19: a review of host, viral and environmental factors

L Zsichla, V Müller - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
The clinical course and outcome of COVID-19 are highly variable, ranging from
asymptomatic infections to severe disease and death. Understanding the risk factors of …

[HTML][HTML] Breakthrough infections after COVID-19 vaccination: Insights, perspectives and challenges

E Amanatidou, A Gkiouliava, E Pella, M Serafidi… - Metabolism open, 2022 - Elsevier
Vaccination programs against SARS-CoV-2 constitute the mainstay of public health
interventions against the global COVID-19 pandemic. Currently available vaccines have …

Effects of previous infection, vaccination, and hybrid immunity against symptomatic Alpha, Beta, and Delta SARS-CoV-2 infections: an observational study

HN Altarawneh, H Chemaitelly, HH Ayoub, P Tang… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Protection against SARS-CoV-2 symptomatic infection and severe
COVID-19 of previous infection, mRNA two-dose vaccination, mRNA three-dose vaccination …

Role of previous infection with SARS-CoV-2 in protecting against omicron reinfections and severe complications of COVID-19 compared to pre-omicron variants: A …

M Arabi, Y Al-Najjar, O Sharma, I Kamal, A Javed… - BMC Infectious …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background The SARS-CoV-2 virus elicited a major public concern worldwide
since December 2019 due to the high number of infections and deaths caused by COVID …