Characterization of Virologic Rebound Following Nirmatrelvir-Ritonavir Treatment for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Author(s) -
Julie Boucau,
Rockib Uddin,
Caitlin Marino,
James Regan,
James P. Flynn,
Manish C. Choudhary,
Geoffrey Chen,
Ashley Stuckwisch,
Josh Mathews,
May Y. Liew,
Arshdeep Singh,
Zahra Reynolds,
Surabhi Iyer,
Grace Chamberlin,
Tammy D. Vyas,
Jatin M. Vyas,
Sarah E. Turbett,
Jonathan Z. Li,
Jacob E. Lemieux,
Amy K. Barczak,
Mark J. Siedner
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciac512
Subject(s) - medicine , ritonavir , covid-19 , virology , coronavirus , viral load , viral disease , virus , immunology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak , antiretroviral therapy
We enrolled 7 individuals with recurrent symptoms or antigen test conversion following nirmatrelvir-ritonavir treatment. High viral loads (median 6.1 log10 copies/mL) were detected after rebound for a median of 17 days after initial diagnosis. Three had culturable virus for up to 16 days after initial diagnosis. No known resistance-associated mutations were identified.
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