Communications Biology (Dec 2022)

A proof-of-concept study on the genomic evolution of Sars-Cov-2 in molnupiravir-treated, paxlovid-treated and drug-naïve patients

  • Claudia Alteri,
  • Valeria Fox,
  • Rossana Scutari,
  • Giulia Jole Burastero,
  • Sara Volpi,
  • Matteo Faltoni,
  • Vanessa Fini,
  • Annarita Granaglia,
  • Sara Esperti,
  • Altea Gallerani,
  • Valentino Costabile,
  • Beatrice Fontana,
  • Erica Franceschini,
  • Marianna Meschiari,
  • Andrea Campana,
  • Stefania Bernardi,
  • Alberto Villani,
  • Paola Bernaschi,
  • Cristina Russo,
  • Giovanni Guaraldi,
  • Cristina Mussini,
  • Carlo Federico Perno

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-04322-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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A proof-of-concept study on the genomic evolution of SARS-CoV-2 during antiviral treatment reveals that Molnupiravir induces a higher in vivo intra-host variability compared to Paxlovid and drug-naive.