Antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 in patients of novel coronavirus disease 2019

Summary Background The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is a newly emerging virus. The antibody response in infected patient remains largely unknown, and the clinical values of antibody testing have not been fully demonstrated.Methods A total of 173 patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection were enrolled. Their serial plasma samples (n = 535) collected during the hospitalization period were tested for total antibodies (Ab), IgM and IgG against SARS-CoV-2 using immunoassays. The dynamics of antibodies with the progress and severity of disease was analyzed.Results Among 173 patients, the seroconversion rate for Ab, IgM and IgG was 93.1% (161/173), 82.7% (143/173) and 64.7% (112/173), respectively. Twelve patients who had not seroconverted were those only blood samples at the early stage of illness were collected. The seroconversion sequentially appeared for Ab, IgM and then IgG, with a median time of 11, 12 and 14 days, respectively. The presence of antibodies was < 40% among patients in the first 7 days of illness, and then rapidly increased to 100.0%, 94.3% and 79.8% for Ab, IgM and IgG respectively since day 15 after onset. In contrast, the positive rate of RNA decreased from 66.7% (58/87) in samples collected before day 7 to 45.5% (25/55) during days 15 to 39. Combining RNA and antibody detections significantly improved the sensitivity of pathogenic diagnosis for COVID-19 patients (p < 0.001), even in early phase of 1-week since onset (p = 0.007). Moreover, a higher titer of Ab was independently associated with a worse clinical classification (p = 0.006).Conclusions The antibody detection offers vital clinical information during the course of SARS-CoV-2 infection. The findings provide strong empirical support for the routine application of serological testing in the diagnosis and management of COVID-19 patients..

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Preprint

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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bioRxiv.org - (2020) vom: 28. Dez. Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2020

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhao, Juanjuan [VerfasserIn]
Yuan, Quan [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Haiyan [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Liao, Xuejiao [VerfasserIn]
Su, Yingying [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Xin [VerfasserIn]
Yuan, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Li, Tingdong [VerfasserIn]
Li, Jinxiu [VerfasserIn]
Qian, Shen [VerfasserIn]
Hong, Congming [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Fuxiang [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yingxia [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Zhaoqin [VerfasserIn]
He, Qing [VerfasserIn]
Li, Zhiyong [VerfasserIn]
He, Bin [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Tianying [VerfasserIn]
Ge, Shengxiang [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Lei [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Xia, Ningshao [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Zheng [VerfasserIn]

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10.1101/2020.03.02.20030189

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XBI000752592