Virus Evolution in Prolonged Infections of Immunocompromised Individuals.

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• Alternative Title:
  Clinical Chemistry, 2025, v. 71, no. 1: Virus Evolution in Prolonged Infections of Immunocompromised Individuals.
• Journal Article:
  Clinical Chemistry
• Personal Author:
  Raglow, Zoe ; Lauring, Adam S.
• Description:
  Many viruses can cause persistent infection and/or viral shedding in immunocompromised hosts. This is a well-described occurrence not only with SARS-CoV-2 but for many other viruses as well. Understanding how viruses evolve and mutate in these patients and the global impact of this phenomenon is critical as the immunocompromised population expands.
  
  In this review, we provide an overview of populations at risk for prolonged viral shedding, clinical manifestations of persistent viral infection, and methods of assessing viral evolution. We then review the literature on viral evolution in immunocompromised patients across an array of RNA viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, norovirus, influenza, and poliovirus, and discuss the global implications of persistent viral infections in these hosts.
  
  There is significant evidence for accelerated viral evolution and accumulation of mutations in antigenic sites in immunocompromised hosts across many viral pathogens. However, the implications of this phenomenon are not clear; while there are rare reports of transmission of these variants, they have not clearly been shown to predict disease outbreaks or have significant global relevance. Emerging methods including wastewater monitoring may provide a more sophisticated understanding of the impact of variants that evolve in immunocompromised hosts on the wider host population.
• Content Notes:
  Author manuscript
• Subjects:
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • COVID-19
  • Evolution, Molecular
  • Virus Shedding
  • Virus Diseases
  • Mutation
• Source:
  Clinical Chemistry, 2025, v. 71, no. 1
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvae150
• ISSN:
  0009-9147 ; 1530-8561
• Pubmed ID:
  39749520
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11822857
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  R01 AI148371/AI/NIAID NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U01 IP001193/IP/NCIRD CDC HHSUnited States/
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Pages in Document:
  109-118 (18 pdf pages)
• Volume:
  71
• Issue:
  1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/261811/cdc_261811_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 663.19 KB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b12e0a6dc2e12a36f8089f340365ab4ea0d6cf080c3b33b0c251af2c60f37f0a7a3153430716d78163ec1335a7528b168f4d620e5d12ba4442ac60c713391c2a