540. Prolonged Viral Shedding of SARS-CoV-2 In Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Nam H, Roberts S, Tanna S, Ison M. 540. Prolonged Viral Shedding of SARS-CoV-2 In Solid Organ Transplant Recipients. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020, 7: s337-s337. PMCID: PMC7777463, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.734.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSolid organ transplant recipientsOrgan transplant recipientsViral sheddingSevere diseaseTransplant recipientsSARS-CoV-2SOT recipientsMedian durationPositive SARS-CoV-2 PCR testPositive SARS-CoV-2 RTSARS-CoV-2 PCR resultSARS-CoV-2 PCR testSARS-CoV-2 PCR positivitySARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 RTKidney transplant recipientsMajority of patientsConclusion COVID-19COVID-19African American/BlackKidney recipientsSOT patientsMedian ageModerate diseaseOverall mortalityA clade of SARS-CoV-2 viruses associated with lower viral loads in patient upper airways
Lorenzo-Redondo R, Nam HH, Roberts SC, Simons LM, Jennings LJ, Qi C, Achenbach CJ, Hauser AR, Ison MG, Hultquist JF, Ozer EA. A clade of SARS-CoV-2 viruses associated with lower viral loads in patient upper airways. EBioMedicine 2020, 62: 103112. PMID: 33186810, PMCID: PMC7655495, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2020.103112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient's upper airwayViral loadSARS-CoV-2Upper airwayHighest average viral loadSARS-CoV-2 infectionTranslational Research AwardTime of diagnosisAverage viral loadCOVID-19 patientsLow viral loadComprehensive cancer centerCoronavirus disease 2019SARS-CoV-2 isolatesSARS-CoV-2 virusClade 1 virusesClade 2 virusesRelative viral loadVirologic featuresClinical characteristicsClinical parametersCancer CenterDistinct viral cladesClinical significanceTranslational Science Institute