[HTML][HTML] Global emerging Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2: Impacts, challenges and strategies

K Dhama, F Nainu, A Frediansyah, MI Yatoo… - Journal of infection and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Newly emerging variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
are continuously posing high global public health concerns and panic resulting in waves of …

Severity of the Omicron SARS‐CoV‐2 variant compared with the previous lineages: A systematic review

M Arabi, Y Al‐Najjar, N Mhaimeed… - Journal of Cellular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The Omicron variant was first detected in October 2021, which evolved from the original
SARS‐CoV‐2 strain and was found to possess many mutations. Immune evasion was one of …

Omicron genetic and clinical peculiarities that may overturn SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: a literature review

G Tiecco, S Storti, M Degli Antoni, E Focà… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic poses a great threat to global public
health. The original wild-type strain of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 …

SARS-CoV-2 variants identification: overview of molecular existing methods

G Berno, L Fabeni, G Matusali, CEM Gruber, M Rueca… - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
Since the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic the Real Time sharing of genome sequences of
circulating virus supported the diagnostics and surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 and its …

Reduced neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant by BNT162b2 vaccinees' sera: a preliminary evaluation

D Mileto, V Micheli, C Fenizia, M Cutrera… - Emerging Microbes & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Mutations in viral genome arise as a natural by-product of viral replication and their fate is
determined by natural selection. Accordingly, in the context of “variants of concern”(VOC) …

Phase I study, and dosing regimen selection for a pivotal COVID-19 trial of GST-HG171

H Zhang, J Zhou, H Chen, J Mao, Y Tang… - Antimicrobial Agents …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
This study is aimed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics (PK), as well as
to select an appropriate dosing regimen for the pivotal clinical trial of GST-HG171, an orally …

Potential use of exhaled breath condensate for diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Riccò, A Zaniboni, E Satta, S Ranzieri, F Marchesi - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background. Reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) assays
performed on respiratory samples collected through nasal swabs still represent the gold …

[HTML][HTML] Integrated analyses of the transmission history of SARS-CoV-2 and its association with molecular evolution of the virus underlining the pandemic outbreaks in …

E Cella, V Fonseca, F Branda, S Tosta… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Italy was significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, experiencing
multiple waves of infection following the sequential emergence of new variants …

Prevalence, clinical course and outcomes of COVID-19 in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients: a single-center experience

G Alfano, F Fontana, S Giovanella, N Morisi… - Clinical and …, 2023 - Springer
Introduction There are limited data on the effects of COVID-19 on peritoneal dialysis (PD)
patients. This study aimed to describe the impact of COVID-19 on the PD population …

Excess Mortality on Italian Small Islands during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: An Ecological Study

M Riccò, P Ferraro, S Peruzzi, A Zaniboni… - Infectious Disease …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Small islands have been considered at an advantage when dealing with infectious
diseases, including COVID-19, but the evidence is still lacking. Crude mortality rates (CMRs) …