Acute COVID-19 is associated with altered CD8 T-cells indicative of impaired ability to control Epstein-Barr virus reactivation.

Med Microbiol Immunol · 2026 · PMC13092548 · PMID 42002663

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weakly significantp = 0.045actually significant

T-cell phenotype in EBV reactivation We found weakly significant decreased lymphocyte counts in patients with critical or severe COVID-19 disease after adjusting for age and sex ( p = 0.045; Fig. 2 A).

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did not reach statistical significanceno p-value reported

We observed a tendency to increased expression in patients with EBV reactivation, although it did not reach statistical significance (Fig. 3 D).

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