Deciphering factors linked with reduced SARS-CoV-2 susceptibility in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study.
Irene A AbelaAnthony HauserMagdalena SchwarzmüllerChloé PasinKatharina KusejkoSelina EppMatthias CavassiniManuel BattegayAndri RauchAlexandra CalmyJulia NotterEnos BernasconiChristoph A FuxKaroline LeuzingerMatthieu PerreauAlban RametteJochen GottschalkEméry SchindlerAlexander WepfMaddalena MarconatoMarkus G ManzBeat M FreyDominique L BraunMichael HuberHuldrych F GünthardAlexandra TrkolaRoger D Kouyosnull nullPublished in: The Journal of infectious diseases (2024)
Our findings of two independent protective factors, smoking and HCoV antibodies, both affecting the respiratory environment, underscore the importance of the local immune milieu in regulating susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2.