A new long COVID study shows that a persistent infection could explain why some people experience long-haul symptoms, according to researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

People with wide-ranging Long COVID symptoms were twice as likely to have SARS-CoV-2 proteins in their blood, indicating a persistent infection, researchers found. Overall, more than 4 in 10 ...

More information: Zoe Swank et al, Measurement of circulating viral antigens post-SARS-CoV-2 infection in a multicohort study, Clinical Microbiology (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2024.09.001 ...

Paper Cited: Swank Z et al. “Measurement of circulating viral antigens post-SARS-CoV-2 infection in a multicohort study” Clinical Microbiology DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2024.09.001 ...

Study reveals the prevalence of persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection in the UK, showing its potential role in viral evolution and the emergence of new variants, with implications for long-COVID and ...

A study comparing the effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection in lean and obese primates found different long-term consequences of ...

"I think most serious people who are researching long COVID understand that one of the subsets emerging is people who may have a persistent viral infection," Putrino said. "For the longest time ...

Coronavirus ‘Persistent’ COVID infections may be creating new variants, study says. What to know By Irene Wright February 22, 2024 1:03 PM ...

Measurement of circulating viral antigens post-SARS-CoV-2 infection in a multicohort study. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2024; DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2024.09.001 ...