Inside Precision Medicine October 11, 2024
A persistent infection could explain why some people, but not others, develop long COVID symptoms, according to a new study led by researchers at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital. In a study of over 1,500 blood samples, the team found evidence of persistent infection in 43 percent of participants with cardiopulmonary, musculoskeletal or neurologic symptoms of long COVID.
Their study appears in Clinical Microbiology and Infection. The lead author is Zoe Swank, PhD, a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Pathology.
“If we can identify a subset of people who have persistent viral symptoms because of a reservoir of virus in the body, we may be able to treat them with antivirals to alleviate their symptoms,” said Swank.
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