SARS-CoV-2 Neutralization Resistance Mutations in Patient with HIV/AIDS, California, USA

We report persistent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in a patient with HIV/AIDS; the virus developed spike N terminal domain and receptor binding domain neutralization resistance mutations. Our findings suggest that immunocompromised patients can harbor emerging variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.PMID:34296992 | DOI:10.3201/eid2710.211461

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - July 23, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Seth A Hoffman Cristina Costales Malaya K Sahoo Srikanth Palanisamy Fumiko Yamamoto ChunHong Huang Michelle Verghese Daniel C Solis Mamdouh Sibai Aruna Subramanian Lucy S Tompkins Philip Grant Robert W Shafer Benjamin A Pinsky Source Type: research