Human endogenous retrovirus K in the respiratory tract is associated with COVID-19 physiopathology

Abstract Background Critically ill 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients under invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) are 10 to 40 times more likely to die than the general population. Although progression from mild to severe COVID-19 has been associated with hypoxia, uncontrolled inflammation...

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Main Authors: Jairo R. Temerozo, Natalia Fintelman-Rodrigues, Monique Cristina dos Santos, Eugenio D. Hottz, Carolina Q. Sacramento, Aline de Paula Dias da Silva, Samuel Coelho Mandacaru, Emilly Caroline dos Santos Moraes, Monique R. O. Trugilho, João S. M. Gesto, Marcelo Alves Ferreira, Felipe Betoni Saraiva, Lohanna Palhinha, Remy Martins-Gonçalves, Isaclaudia Gomes Azevedo-Quintanilha, Juliana L. Abrantes, Cássia Righy, Pedro Kurtz, Hui Jiang, Hongdong Tan, Carlos Morel, Dumith Chequer Bou-Habib, Fernando A. Bozza, Patrícia T. Bozza, Thiago Moreno L. Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-04-01
Series:Microbiome
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-022-01260-9