Prolonged Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Delta Variant Shedding in a Patient With AIDS: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
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- Article
- Authors
- Peters, Jillian L; Fall, Amary; Langerman, Steven D; Asmar, Margueritta El; Nakazawa, Mari; Mustapha, Aishat; Tobian, Aaron A R; Mostafa, Heba H; Blankson, Joel N
- Source
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases. Sep2022, Vol. 9 Issue 9, p1-4. 4p.
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- ISSN
- 2328-8957
We describe the case of a patient with AIDS who had persistent infection with a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Delta variant for >80 days. The variant contained mutations that were not present in other Delta viruses in our hospital. Prolonged infection in immunosuppressed individuals may lead to evolution of SARS-CoV-2 lineages. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]