A rapid test recognizing mucosal SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies distinguishes prodromal from convalescent COVID-19

© 2021 The Author(s)..

The COVID-19 pandemic poses enormous challenges to global healthcare sectors. To prevent the overburden of medical systems, it is crucial to distinguish individuals approaching the most infectious early phase from those in the declining non-infectious phase. However, a large fraction of transmission events occur during pre- or asymptomatic phases. Especially in the absence of symptoms, it is difficult to distinguish prodromal from late phases of infection just by RT-PCR since both phases are characterized by low viral loads and corresponding high Ct values (>30). We evaluated a new rapid test detecting IgG antibodies recognizing SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein using two commercial antibody assays and an in-house neutralization test before determining suitability for testing clinical swab material. Our analyses revealed the combination of the well-known RT-PCR and the new rapid antibody test using one single clinical nasopharyngeal swab specimen as a fast, cost-effective, and reliable way to discriminate prodromal from subsiding phases of COVID-19.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

iScience - 24(2021), 10 vom: 22. Okt., Seite 103194

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Krempe, Friederike [VerfasserIn]
Schöler, Lara [VerfasserIn]
Katschinski, Benjamin [VerfasserIn]
Herrmann, Anke [VerfasserIn]
Anastasiou, Olympia E [VerfasserIn]
Elsner, Carina [VerfasserIn]
Ross, R Stefan [VerfasserIn]
Scholz, Friedrich [VerfasserIn]
Dittmer, Ulf [VerfasserIn]
Miethe, Peter [VerfasserIn]
Le-Trilling, Vu Thuy Khanh [VerfasserIn]
Trilling, Mirko [VerfasserIn]

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Immunology
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Virology

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Date Revised 23.10.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.isci.2021.103194

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NLM331496984