Persistence of SARS CoV-2 S1 Protein in CD16+ Monocytes in Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) Up to 15 Months Post-Infection
B. Patterson, E. B. Francisco, R. Yogendra, E. Long, A. Pise, H. Rodrigues, E. Hall, M. Herrera, P. Parikh, J. Guevara-Coto, T. Triche, P. Scott, S. Hekmati, D. Maglinte, X. Chang, , J. Mora
This study finds SARS-CoV-2 S1 protein in non-classical monocytes in PASC patients up to 15 months post-infection, but not full-length viral RNA.
bioRxiv · Jun 25, 2021Immunology