| Literature DB >> 33605869 |
Carolina K V Nonaka, Marília Miranda Franco, Tiago Gräf, Camila Araújo de Lorenzo Barcia, Renata Naves de Ávila Mendonça, Karoline Almeida Felix de Sousa, Leila M C Neiva, Vagner Fosenca, Ana V A Mendes, Renato Santana de Aguiar, Marta Giovanetti, Bruno Solano de Freitas Souza.
Abstract
Uncertainty remains about how long the protective immune responses against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 persists, and suspected reinfection in recovered patients has been reported. We describe a case of reinfection from distinct virus lineages in Brazil harboring the E484K mutation, a variant associated with escape from neutralizing antibodies.Entities:
Keywords: Brazil; COVID-19; E484K spike mutation; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus disease; genomic surveillance; reinfection; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses
Year: 2021 PMID: 33605869 DOI: 10.3201/eid2705.210191
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Emerg Infect Dis ISSN: 1080-6040 Impact factor: 6.883