Detection of SARS-CoV-2 virus in middle ear effusions and its association with otitis media with effusion

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A large-scale outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) occurred in Shanghai, China, in early December 2022. To study the incidence and characteristics of otitis media with effusion (OME) complicating SARS-CoV-2, we collected 267 middle ear effusion (MEE) samples and 172 nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs from patients. The SARS-CoV-2 virus was detected by RT-PCR targeting. The SARS-CoV-2 virus, angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), and transmembrane serine protease 2 (TMPRSS2) expression in human samples was examined via immunofluorescence. During the COVID-19 epidemic in 2022, the incidence of OME (3%) significantly increased compared to the same period from 2020 to 2022. Ear symptoms in patients with SARS-CoV-2 complicated by OME generally appeared late, even after a negative NP swab, an average of 9.33 ± 6.272 days after COVID-19 infection. The SARS-CoV-2 virus was detected in MEE, which had a higher viral load than NP swabs. The insertion rate of tympanostomy tubes was not significantly higher than in OME patients in 2019-2022. Virus migration led to high viral loads in MEE despite negative NP swabs, indicating that OME lagged behind respiratory infections but had a favorable prognosis. Furthermore, middle ear tissue from adult humans coexpressed the ACE2 receptor for the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the TMPRSS2 cofactors required for virus entry.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:96

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Journal of medical virology - 96(2024), 3 vom: 08. März, Seite e29545

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fu, Xiao [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Zhujian [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Binjun [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Haojie [VerfasserIn]
Lyu, Jihan [VerfasserIn]
Shao, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Xiaoling [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Jianghong [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Juanmei [VerfasserIn]
Chi, Fanglu [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Yibo [VerfasserIn]
Ren, Dongdong [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2
Biostatistics & bioinformatics, RNA extraction
Biostatistics & bioinformatics, data processing
Coronavirus
EC 3.4.17.23
Journal Article
Research and analysis methods
Virus classification, data acquisition

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Date Completed 21.03.2024

Date Revised 21.03.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/jmv.29545

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NLM369958489