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Omicron Variant (B.1.1.529): Infectivity, Vaccine Breakthrough, and Antibody Resistance
Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling, 2022 The latest severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variant Omicron (B.1.1.529) has ushered panic responses around the world due to its contagious and vaccine escape mutations.
Jiahui Chen +3 more
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Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2022 SARS-CoV-2 has caused the COVID-19 pandemic. B.1.617 variants (including Kappa and Delta) have been transmitted rapidly in India. The transmissibility, pathogenicity, and neutralization characteristics of these variants have received considerable ...
Li Zhang +21 more
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Obstetric Anesthesia Digest, 2014 Pregnant women have an increased severity of infections with some organisms, including influenza virus, hepatitis E virus, herpes simplex virus, and malaria parasites. This review includes an update on immunologic alterations during pregnancy.
Alimuddin Zumla +2 more
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The dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 infectivity with changes in aerosol microenvironment
medRxiv, 2022 Understanding the factors that influence the airborne survival of viruses such as SARSCoV2 in aerosols is important for identifying routes of transmission and the value of various mitigation strategies for preventing transmission. We present measurements
Henry P. Oswin +11 more
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When infection isn’t infection [PDF]
The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2020 Following open reduction and internal fixation for a proximal humerus fracture a 71-year-old man re-presented with wound changes consistent with infection and elevated inflammatory markers. No significant improvement was seen with concomitant intravenous antibiotics and multiple debridement procedures.
S Franklin +3 more
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Greater Phage Genotypic Diversity Constrains Arms-Race Coevolution
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022 Antagonistic coevolution between hosts and parasites, the reciprocal evolution of host resistance and parasite infectivity, has important implications in ecology and evolution.
Meaghan Castledine +6 more
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Neuropilin-1 facilitates SARS-CoV-2 cell entry and infectivity
Science, 2020 Another host factor for SARS-CoV-2 Virus-host interactions determine cellular entry and spreading in tissues. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the earlier SARS-CoV use angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) as a receptor ...
Ludovico Cantuti-Castelvetri +28 more
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Human neutrophil extracellular traps do not impair in vitro Toxoplasma gondii infection
Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 IntroductionToxoplasma gondii, responsible for causing toxoplasmosis, is a prevalent food and waterborne pathogen worldwide. It commonly infects warm-blooded animals and affects more than a third of the global human population.
Isabela S. Macedo +5 more
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Coinfection with influenza A virus enhances SARS-CoV-2 infectivity
Cell Research, 2021 The upcoming flu season in the Northern Hemisphere merging with the current COVID-19 pandemic raises a potentially severe threat to public health. Through experimental coinfection with influenza A virus (IAV) and either pseudotyped or live SARS-CoV-2 ...
Lei Bai +27 more
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Physiological Basis of Smut Infectivity in the Early Stages of Sugar Cane Colonization
Journal of Fungi, 2021 Sugar cane smut (Sporisorium scitamineum) interactions have been traditionally considered from the plant’s point of view: How can resistant sugar cane plants defend themselves against smut disease?
Carlos Vicente +2 more
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