Kinetics of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the human upper and lower respiratory tracts and their relationship with infectiousness

R Ke, C Zitzmann, RM Ribeiro, AS Perelson - MedRxiv, 2020 - medrxiv.org
SARS-CoV-2 is a human pathogen that causes infection in both the upper respiratory tract
(URT) and the lower respiratory tract (LRT). The viral kinetics of SARS-CoV-2 infection and …

In vivo kinetics of SARS-CoV-2 infection and its relationship with a person's infectiousness

R Ke, C Zitzmann, DD Ho… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
The within-host viral kinetics of SARS-CoV-2 infection and how they relate to a person's
infectiousness are not well understood. This limits our ability to quantify the impact of …

Modelling upper respiratory viral load dynamics of SARS-CoV-2

JD Challenger, CY Foo, Y Wu, AWC Yan… - BMC medicine, 2022 - Springer
Relationships between viral load, severity of illness, and transmissibility of virus are
fundamental to understanding pathogenesis and devising better therapeutic and prevention …

[PDF][PDF] Viral dynamics in the upper respiratory tract (URT) of SARS-CoV-2

R Tirupathi, TR Ramparas, G Wadhwa, S Areti, J Kaur… - Infez Med, 2020 - infezmed.it
SUMMARY the best methods for controlling its spread, and data on public health
preventative measures continue to emerge. In this paper we review the available evidence …

SARS-CoV-2 viral dynamics in non-human primates

A Gonçalves, P Maisonnasse, F Donati… - PLoS computational …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Non-human primates infected with SARS-CoV-2 exhibit mild clinical signs. Here we used a
mathematical model to characterize in detail the viral dynamics in 31 cynomolgus macaques …

Modelling SARS-CoV-2 dynamics: implications for therapy

KS Kim, K Ejima, Y Ito, S Iwanami, H Ohashi, Y Koizumi… - MedRxiv, 2020 - medrxiv.org
The scientific community is focussed on developing antiviral therapies to mitigate the
impacts of the ongoing novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. This will be …

Viral kinetics of sequential SARS-CoV-2 infections

SM Kissler, JA Hay, JR Fauver, C Mack, CG Tai… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The impact of a prior SARS-CoV-2 infection on the progression of subsequent infections has
been unclear. Using a convenience sample of 94,812 longitudinal RT-qPCR measurements …

Disentangling the dynamical underpinnings of differences in SARS-CoV-2 pathology using within-host ecological models

CJE Metcalf, BT Grenfell, AL Graham - PLoS pathogens, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Health outcomes following infection with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) are remarkably variable. The way the virus spreads inside hosts, and how …

Daily sampling of early SARS-CoV-2 infection reveals substantial heterogeneity in infectiousness

R Ke, PP Martinez, RL Smith, LL Gibson, A Mirza… - medRxiv, 2021 - medrxiv.org
The dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 replication and shedding in humans remain poorly
understood. We captured the dynamics of infectious virus and viral RNA shedding during …

A quantitative model used to compare within-host SARS-CoV-2, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV dynamics provides insights into the pathogenesis and treatment of SARS …

KS Kim, K Ejima, S Iwanami, Y Fujita, H Ohashi… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The scientific community is focused on developing antiviral therapies to mitigate the impacts
of the ongoing novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. This will be facilitated …