Introduction Patients with COVID‐19 may present different viral loads levels. However, the
relationship between viral load and disease severity in COVID‐19 is still unknown …

The worldwide spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-
2) has caused an unprecedented public health crisis in the 21st century. As the pandemic …

Background Assessment of viral kinetics of SARS-CoV-2 can inform on host immune
responses to the virus and on the viral transmission potential. We aimed to characterise viral …

Population-based studies to identify disease-associated risk alleles typically require
samples from a large number of individuals. Here, we report a human-induced pluripotent …

Susceptibility to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and disease severity has recently
been associated with inflammatory markers and genetic polymorphisms of ACE (angiotensin …

The world has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with unprecedented speed and vigor
in the mass vaccination campaigns, targeted to reduce COVID-19 severity and mortality …

Secondary bacterial infections can exacerbate SARS-CoV-2 infection, but their prevalence
and impact remain poorly understood. Here, we established that a mild to moderate infection …

SARS-CoV-2 genomic mutations outside the spike protein that may increase transmissibility
and disease severity have not been well characterized. This study identified mutations in the …

Kovir capsule, a polyherbal medicine developed from Ren Shen Bai Du San formulation,
has been used in various diseases including respiratory infections. A randomized, placebo …

Abstract Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in serum, viremia, has been linked to disease
severity and outcome. The kinetics of viremia in patients receiving remdesivir has not been …