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 ...

"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 ...

A study comparing the effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection in lean and obese primates found different long-term consequences of the virus depending on prior obesity and metabolic disease. The results, ...

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 ...