Rapid Detection and Characterization of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron Variant in a Returning Traveler

• Published in: Clinical infectious diseases Vol. 75; no. 1; pp. e350 - e353
• Main Authors: Sexton, Mary Elizabeth, Waggoner, Jesse J, Carmola, Ludy R, Nguyen, Phuong Vi, Wang, Ethan, Khosravi, Dara, Taz, Azmain, Arthur, Robert A, Patel, Mit, Edara, Venkata Viswanadh, Foster, Stephanie L, Moore, Kathryn M, Gagne, Matthew, Roberts-Torres, Jesmine, Henry, Amy R, Godbole, Sucheta, Douek, Daniel C, Rouphael, Nadine, Suthar, Mehul S, Piantadosi, Anne
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: US Oxford University Press 24.08.2022
• Subjects: Brief Report; COVID-19 - diagnosis; Genome, Viral; Humans; Polymerase Chain Reaction; SARS-CoV-2 - genetics; multiplex PCR; SARS-CoV-2; vaccine; Omicron; genomic surveillance

Abstract We describe rapid detection of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant using targeted spike single-nucleotide polymorphism polymerase chain reaction and viral genome sequencing. This case occurred in a fully vaccinated and boosted returning traveler...