SARS-CoV-2 virologic rebound with nirmatrelvir-ritonavir therapy.
Gregory E EdelsteinJulie BoucauRockib UddinCaitlin MarinoMay Y LiewMamadou BarryManish C ChoudharyRebecca F GilbertZahra ReynoldsYijia LiDessie TienShruti SagarTammy D VyasYumeko KawanoJeffrey A SparksSarah P HammondZachary WallaceJatin M VyasAmy K BarczakJacob E LemieuxJonathan Z LiMark J SiednerPublished in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2023)
Virologic rebound occurred in approximately one in five people taking nirmatrelvir-ritonavir and often occurred without worsening symptoms. Because it is associated with replication-competent viral shedding, close monitoring and potential isolation of those who rebound should be considered.