First Case of a COVID-19 Patient Infected by Delta AY.4 with a Rare Deletion Leading to a N Gene Target Failure by a Specific Real Time PCR Assay: Novel Omicron VOC Might Be Doing Similar Scenario?

N gene target failure NGS SARS-CoV-2 delta variant diagnostic assay nucleocapsid deletion omicron variant sequence

Journal

Microorganisms
ISSN: 2076-2607
Titre abrégé: Microorganisms
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101625893

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
25 Jan 2022
Historique:
received: 15 12 2021
revised: 17 01 2022
accepted: 21 01 2022
entrez: 25 2 2022
pubmed: 26 2 2022
medline: 26 2 2022
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Herein, we report a case of an Italian male infected by Delta sublineage AY.4 harboring an atypical deletion, leading to a N gene target failure (NGTF) by a commercial molecular assay for SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis (Allplex

Identifiants

pubmed: 35208724
pii: microorganisms10020268
doi: 10.3390/microorganisms10020268
pmc: PMC8875198
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Subventions

Organisme : Italian Ministry of Research
ID : FISR2020IP_04758
Organisme : EuCARE project "European cohorts of patients and schools to advance response to epidemics" funded by the EC under HORIZON-HLTH-2021-CORONA-01
ID : 101046016

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Auteurs

Mohammad Alkhatib (M)

Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy.

Maria Concetta Bellocchi (MC)

Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy.

Greta Marchegiani (G)

Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy.

Sandro Grelli (S)

Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy.
Virology Unit, Policlinico Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy.

Valeria Micheli (V)

Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Virology and Bioemergencies, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco L. Sacco Hospital, 20157 Milan, Italy.

Daniele Stella (D)

Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy.

Bartolomeo Zerillo (B)

Respiratory Medicine Unit, Policlinico Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy.

Luca Carioti (L)

Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy.

Valentina Svicher (V)

Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy.

Paola Rogliani (P)

Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy.
Respiratory Medicine Unit, Policlinico Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy.

Francesca Ceccherini-Silberstein (F)

Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy.

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