Deciphering Factors Linked With Reduced Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 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 2 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.