2022
Assessment of Clinical Effectiveness of BNT162b2 COVID-19 Vaccine in US Adolescents
Oliveira CR, Niccolai LM, Sheikha H, Elmansy L, Kalinich CC, Grubaugh ND, Shapiro ED, Billig K, Breban M, Brito A, Earnest R, Fauver J, Koch T, Ott I, Petrone M, Vogels C, Pham K, Tikhonova I, Castaldi C, Mane S, Bilguvar K, De Kumar B, Ferguson D, Kerantzas N, Landry M, Peaper D, Schulz W. Assessment of Clinical Effectiveness of BNT162b2 COVID-19 Vaccine in US Adolescents. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e220935. PMID: 35238933, PMCID: PMC8895259, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.0935.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionCase-control studyVaccine effectivenessBNT162b2 vaccineSARS-CoV-2Medical recordsAsymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infectionBNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccineRetrospective case-control studyRT-PCR test resultsSARS-CoV-2 testUS adolescentsReverse transcription polymerase chain reaction testConditional logistic regression modelsTranscription polymerase chain reaction testDoses of vaccineControl participantsClinical trial populationsRelevant clinical dataCase participantsCOVID-19 vaccinePositive test resultsChain reaction testCounty of residenceNegative test resultsLack of association between pandemic chilblains and SARS-CoV-2 infection
Gehlhausen JR, Little AJ, Ko CJ, Emmenegger M, Lucas C, Wong P, Klein J, Lu P, Mao T, Jaycox J, Wang E, Ugwu N, Muenker C, Mekael D, Klein R, Patrignelli R, Antaya R, McNiff J, Damsky W, Kamath K, Shon J, Ring A, Yildirim I, Omer S, Ko A, Aguzzi A, Iwasaki A, Obaid A, Lu-Culligan A, Nelson A, Brito A, Nunez A, Martin A, Watkins A, Geng B, Kalinich C, Harden C, Todeasa C, Jensen C, Kim D, McDonald D, Shepard D, Courchaine E, White E, Song E, Silva E, Kudo E, DeIuliis G, Rahming H, Park H, Matos I, Nouws J, Valdez J, Fauver J, Lim J, Rose K, Anastasio K, Brower K, Glick L, Sharma L, Sewanan L, Knaggs L, Minasyan M, Batsu M, Petrone M, Kuang M, Nakahata M, Campbell M, Linehan M, Askenase M, Simonov M, Smolgovsky M, Sonnert N, Naushad N, Vijayakumar P, Martinello R, Datta R, Handoko R, Bermejo S, Prophet S, Bickerton S, Velazquez S, Alpert T, Rice T, Khoury-Hanold W, Peng X, Yang Y, Cao Y, Strong Y. Lack of association between pandemic chilblains and SARS-CoV-2 infection. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2022, 119: e2122090119. PMID: 35217624, PMCID: PMC8892496, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2122090119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionPrior SARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2PC biopsiesAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemicSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemicT-cell receptor sequencingCell receptor sequencingT cell responsesCoronavirus 2 pandemicEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayLack of associationCOVID toesSkin eruptionAntibody responseImmunohistochemistry studiesBackground seroprevalenceTissue microarrayViral infectionStimulation assaysCell responsesInfectionChilblainsImmunosorbent assayAbortive infection
2021
Longitudinal Immune Profiling of a Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Reinfection in a Solid Organ Transplant Recipient
Klein J, Brito AF, Trubin P, Lu P, Wong P, Alpert T, Peña-Hernández MA, Haynes W, Kamath K, Liu F, Vogels CBF, Fauver JR, Lucas C, Oh J, Mao T, Silva J, Wyllie AL, Muenker MC, Casanovas-Massana A, Moore AJ, Petrone ME, Kalinich CC, Dela Cruz C, Farhadian S, Ring A, Shon J, Ko AI, Grubaugh ND, Israelow B, Iwasaki A, Azar MM, Team F. Longitudinal Immune Profiling of a Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Reinfection in a Solid Organ Transplant Recipient. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2021, 225: 374-384. PMID: 34718647, PMCID: PMC8807168, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiab553.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) reinfectionLongitudinal immune profilingTransplant recipientsImmune profilingPrimary SARS-CoV-2 infectionCD4 T cell poolMale renal transplant recipientSolid organ transplant recipientsSARS-CoV-2 reinfectionSARS-CoV-2 antibodiesSARS-CoV-2 infectionWhole viral genome sequencingRenal transplant recipientsImmune escape mutationsOrgan transplant recipientsT cell poolTime of reinfectionCoronavirus disease 2019Lower neutralization titersHumoral memory responsesViral genome sequencingInitial diagnosisImmunologic deficiencyHumoral responseImmunologic investigationsViral dynamics of acute SARS-CoV-2 infection and applications to diagnostic and public health strategies
Kissler SM, Fauver JR, Mack C, Olesen SW, Tai C, Shiue KY, Kalinich CC, Jednak S, Ott IM, Vogels CBF, Wohlgemuth J, Weisberger J, DiFiori J, Anderson DJ, Mancell J, Ho DD, Grubaugh ND, Grad YH. Viral dynamics of acute SARS-CoV-2 infection and applications to diagnostic and public health strategies. PLOS Biology 2021, 19: e3001333. PMID: 34252080, PMCID: PMC8297933, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001333.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionViral RNA concentrationClearance phaseAcute SARS-CoV-2 infectionReverse transcription-PCR testingPeak viral concentrationPersistent viral RNAPositive PCR testTranscription-PCR testingViral proliferationPublic health strategiesRNA concentrationViral concentrationInfection stagesCycle threshold valuesAcute infectionAsymptomatic individualsTest turnaround timeSymptomatic individualsClinical measuresHealth strategiesPatient progressPCR testingInfectionViral dynamicsDiverse functional autoantibodies in patients with COVID-19
Wang EY, Mao T, Klein J, Dai Y, Huck JD, Jaycox JR, Liu F, Zhou T, Israelow B, Wong P, Coppi A, Lucas C, Silva J, Oh JE, Song E, Perotti ES, Zheng NS, Fischer S, Campbell M, Fournier JB, Wyllie AL, Vogels CBF, Ott IM, Kalinich CC, Petrone ME, Watkins AE, Dela Cruz C, Farhadian S, Schulz W, Ma S, Grubaugh N, Ko A, Iwasaki A, Ring A. Diverse functional autoantibodies in patients with COVID-19. Nature 2021, 595: 283-288. PMID: 34010947, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-03631-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral immune cell compositionSARS-CoV-2 infectionCOVID-19Effects of autoantibodiesTissue-associated antigensSpecific clinical characteristicsInnate immune activationImmune cell compositionCOVID-19 exhibitCOVID-19 manifestsAnalysis of autoantibodiesSARS-CoV-2Functional autoantibodiesMouse surrogateClinical characteristicsVirological controlClinical outcomesImmune activationMild diseaseAsymptomatic infectionAutoantibody reactivityDisease progressionHealthcare workersHigh prevalenceAutoantibodiesLying in wait: the resurgence of dengue virus after the Zika epidemic in Brazil
Brito AF, Machado LC, Oidtman RJ, Siconelli MJL, Tran QM, Fauver JR, Carvalho RDO, Dezordi FZ, Pereira MR, de Castro-Jorge LA, Minto ECM, Passos LMR, Kalinich CC, Petrone ME, Allen E, España GC, Huang AT, Cummings DAT, Baele G, Franca RFO, da Fonseca BAL, Perkins TA, Wallau GL, Grubaugh ND. Lying in wait: the resurgence of dengue virus after the Zika epidemic in Brazil. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 2619. PMID: 33976183, PMCID: PMC8113494, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22921-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntibodies, ViralBrazilChildChild, PreschoolDengueDengue VirusDisease SusceptibilityEpidemicsEpidemiological MonitoringFemaleGenome, ViralHumansImmunity, HeterologousIncidenceInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMiddle AgedMolecular TypingMosquito VectorsPhylogeographySerotypingYoung AdultZika VirusZika Virus InfectionConceptsDengue virus serotype 1Zika epidemicZika virus epidemicDENV lineagesVirus serotype 1DENV infectionProtective immunityDENV transmissionDengue susceptibilityDengue virusViral spreadLow transmission levelsSerotype 1Virus epidemicMajor outbreaksModel mosquitoEpidemicInfectionDengueTransmission suitabilityDengue incidenceYearsDengue dynamicsOutbreakIncidenceEarly introductions and transmission of SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 in the United States
Alpert T, Brito AF, Lasek-Nesselquist E, Rothman J, Valesano AL, MacKay MJ, Petrone ME, Breban MI, Watkins AE, Vogels CBF, Kalinich CC, Dellicour S, Russell A, Kelly JP, Shudt M, Plitnick J, Schneider E, Fitzsimmons WJ, Khullar G, Metti J, Dudley JT, Nash M, Beaubier N, Wang J, Liu C, Hui P, Muyombwe A, Downing R, Razeq J, Bart SM, Grills A, Morrison SM, Murphy S, Neal C, Laszlo E, Rennert H, Cushing M, Westblade L, Velu P, Craney A, Cong L, Peaper DR, Landry ML, Cook PW, Fauver JR, Mason CE, Lauring AS, St George K, MacCannell DR, Grubaugh ND. Early introductions and transmission of SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 in the United States. Cell 2021, 184: 2595-2604.e13. PMID: 33891875, PMCID: PMC8018830, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.03.061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7Global public health concernPublic health concernPublic health responseCOVID-19 casesLineage B.1.1.7Variant B.1.1.7Health responseHealth concernB.1.1.7Increased transmissibilityEarly introductionGenomic surveillanceUnited StatesDiagnostic dataDominant lineage