[HTML][HTML] Long COVID or post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC): an overview of biological factors that may contribute to persistent symptoms

AD Proal, MB VanElzakker - Frontiers in microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The novel virus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused
a pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Across the globe, a subset of patients …

The IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF cytokine triad is associated with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19

C Schultheiß, E Willscher, L Paschold, C Gottschick… - Cell Reports …, 2022 - cell.com
Post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) is emerging as global problem with unknown
molecular drivers. Using a digital epidemiology approach, we recruited 8,077 individuals to …

Estimating infectiousness throughout SARS-CoV-2 infection course

TC Jones, G Biele, B Mühlemann, T Veith, J Schneider… - Science, 2021 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Although post facto studies have revealed the importance of severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission from presymptomatic …

Intrinsic factors behind long COVID: III. Persistence of SARS‐CoV‐2 and its components

NA El‐Baky, AA Amara, VN Uversky… - Journal of Cellular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Considerable research has been done in investigating SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, its
characteristics, and host immune response. However, debate is still ongoing over the …

Prevalence and predictors of persistence of COVID-19 symptoms in older adults: a single-center study

M Tosato, A Carfì, I Martis, C Pais, F Ciciarello… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives Symptom persistence weeks after laboratory-confirmed severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) clearance is a relatively common long-term …

Comparison of rapid antigen tests' performance between Delta and Omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2: A secondary analysis from a serial home self-testing study

A Soni, C Herbert, A Filippaios, J Broach… - Annals of internal …, 2022 - acpjournals.org
Background: It is important to document the performance of rapid antigen tests (Ag-RDTs) in
detecting SARS-CoV-2 variants. Objective: To compare the performance of Ag-RDTs in …

Post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 is characterized by diminished peripheral CD8+β7 integrin+ T cells and anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgA response

A Santa Cruz, A Mendes-Frias… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Several millions of individuals are estimated to develop post-acute sequelae SARS-CoV-2
condition (PASC) that persists for months after infection. Here we evaluate the immune …

SARS-CoV-2 transmission risk among National Basketball Association players, staff, and vendors exposed to individuals with positive test results after COVID-19 …

CD Mack, J DiFiori, CG Tai, KY Shiue… - JAMA internal …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Clinical data are lacking regarding the risk of viral transmission from individuals
who have positive reverse-transcription–polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) SARS-CoV-2 …

Sarcopenia as potential biological substrate of long COVID‐19 syndrome: prevalence, clinical features, and risk factors

AM Martone, M Tosato, F Ciciarello… - Journal of cachexia …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Severe clinical pictures and sequelae of COVID‐19 disease are immune
mediated and characterized by a 'cytokine storm'. Skeletal muscle has emerged as a potent …

Clinical characteristics of COVID-19 in neonates and young infants

V Spoulou, M Noni, D Koukou, A Kossyvakis… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
We report the clinical characteristics and management of fourteen neonates and very young
infants with COVID-19. Although all presented with mild symptoms and did not require …