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Fecal shedding of SARS-CoV-2 in infants born to SARS-CoV-2 positive mothers: a pilot study. [PDF]

PeerJ
BACKGROUND: Fecal shedding of SARS-CoV-2 occurs during infection, particularly in pediatric populations. The gut microbiota are associated with resistance to enteric pathogens. COVID-19 is associated with alterations to the gut microbiome.
Blaufus DKP, Kalanetra KM, Pesavento R, Garlapati P, Baikie BC, Kuhn-Riordon KM, Underwood MA, Taft DH.   +7 more
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SARS-CoV-2 introductions and early dynamics of the epidemic in Portugal [PDF]

, 2022
© The Author(s) 2022.BACKGROUND: Genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in Portugal was rapidly implemented by the National Institute of Health in the early stages of the COVID-19 epidemic, in collaboration with more than 50 laboratories distributed ...
Portuguese network for SARS-CoV-2 genomics (Consortium)
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Multicentre Performance Evaluation of the Elecsys Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Immunoassay as an Aid in Determining Previous Exposure to SARS-CoV-2 [PDF]

, 2021
Introduction We performed a multicentre evaluation of the Elecsys® Anti-SARS-CoV-2 immunoassay (Roche Diagnostics), an assay utilising a recombinant protein representing the nucleocapsid (N) antigen, for the in vitro qualitative detection of ...
Findeisen, Peter, Kolja Hegel, Johannes, Laimighofer, Michael, Langen, Florina, Majchrzak, Mario, Mühlbacher, Annelies, Niederhauser, Christoph, Rank, Christopher M., Riester, Elena, Schönfeld, Kathrin, Tinguely, Caroline   +10 more
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AmpliCoV: Rapid Whole-Genome Sequencing Using Multiplex PCR Amplification and Real-Time Oxford Nanopore MinION Sequencing Enables Rapid Variant Identification of SARS-CoV-2

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021
Since the emergence of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) in December 2019, the scientific community has been sharing data on epidemiology, diagnostic methods, and whole-genomic sequences almost in real time. The latter have
Annika Brinkmann, Sophie-Luisa Ulm, Steven Uddin, Sophie Förster, Dominique Seifert, Rainer Oehme, Merle Corty, Lars Schaade, Janine Michel, Andreas Nitsche   +9 more
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SARS-CoV-2 in silico binding affinity to human leukocyte antigen (HLA) Class II molecules predicts vaccine effectiveness across variants of concern (VOC)

Scientific Reports, 2022
There is widespread concern about the clinical effectiveness of current vaccines in preventing Covid-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern (Williams in Lancet Respir Med 29:333–335, 2021; Hayawi in Vaccines 9:1305, 2021), including those identified
Spyros A. Charonis, Lisa M. James, Apostolos P. Georgopoulos   +2 more
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Effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy on CD147, ACE2 and HLA-G expression [PDF]

, 2023
Introduction: Recent studies reported a differential expression of both ACE2 and CD147 in pregnant women associated to SARS-CoV-2 placental infection. The aim of this study is to further investigate the placental SARS-CoV-2 infection and the potential ...
Angelina Passaro, Chiara Marina Semprini, Daria Bortolotti, Erica Santi, Gennaro Scutiero, Giovanna Schiuma, Ines Zidi, Juana Maria Sanz, Mercedes Fernandez, Pantaleo Greco, Roberta Gafa', Roberta Rizzo, Sabrina Rizz, Silvia Beltrami   +13 more
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Evaluation of a commercial ELISA as alternative to plaque reduction neutralization test to detect neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2

Scientific Reports, 2022
High-throughput detection of neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 presents a valuable tool for vaccine trials or investigations of population immunity.
Natalie Hofmann, Marica Grossegesse, Markus Neumann, Lars Schaade, Andreas Nitsche   +4 more
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Risk factors for nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 infections in patients: results from a retrospective matched case–control study in a tertiary care university center [PDF]

, 2022
Background: Factors contributing to the spread of SARS-CoV-2 outside the acute care hospital setting have been described in detail. However, data concerning risk factors for nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 infections in hospitalized patients remain scarce.
Aghdassi, Seven Johannes Sam, Behnke, Michael, Brodzinski, Annika, Fucini, Giovanni-Battista, Gastmeier, Petra, Geffers, Christine, Hansen, Sonja, Kohlmorgen, Britta, Peña Diaz, Luis Alberto, Piening, Brar, Schlosser, Beate, Schneider, Sandra, Schwab, Frank, Weikert, Beate, Wiese-Posselt, Miriam, Wolff, Sebastian   +15 more
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Massive dissemination of a SARS-CoV-2 Spike Y839 variant in Portugal [PDF]

, 2020
Funding This study is co-funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia and Agência de Investigação Clínica e Inovação Biomédica [grant number 234_596874175] on behalf of the Research 4 COVID-19 call. This work is also a result of the GenomePT project [
Portuguese network for SARS-CoV-2 genomics
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Flexible upscaling of laboratory PCR testing capacity at the Robert Koch Institute during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

Virology Journal, 2023
Background Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, laboratories worldwide have been facing an unprecedented increase in demand for PCR testing because of the high importance of diagnostics for prevention and control of virus spread.
Eva Krause, Janine Michel, Andreas Puyskens, Natalie Hofmann, Thomas Rinner, Barbara Biere, Brigitte G. Dorner, Martin Skiba, Lars Schaade, Andreas Nitsche   +9 more
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