Rapid “mix and read” assay for scalable detection of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in patient plasma

Abstract The human beta coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, causative virus of COVID-19, has infected more than 15 million people globally and continues to spread. Widespread, population level testing to detect active and past infections is critical to curb the COVID-19 pandemic. Antibody (serological) testing is the only option for detecting past infections outside the narrow window accessible to nucleic acid-based tests. However, currently available serological assays commonly lack scalability. Here, we describe the development of a rapid homogenous serological assay for the detection of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in patient plasma. We show that the fluorescence-based assay accurately detects seroconversion in COVID-19 patients from less than 1μL of plasma. Using a cohort of samples from COVID-19 infected or healthy individuals, we demonstrate detection with 100% sensitivity and specificity. This assay addresses an important need for a robust, low barrier to implementation, and scalable serological assay with complementary strengths to currently available serological platforms..

Medienart:

Preprint

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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bioRxiv.org - (2024) vom: 23. Apr. Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yue, Hong [VerfasserIn]
Nowak, Radosław P. [VerfasserIn]
Overwijn, Daan [VerfasserIn]
Payne, N. Connor [VerfasserIn]
Fischinger, Stephanie [VerfasserIn]
Atyeo, Caroline [VerfasserIn]
Baden, Lindsey R. [VerfasserIn]
Nilles, Eric J. [VerfasserIn]
Karlson, Elizabeth W. [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Xu G. [VerfasserIn]
Li, Jonathan Z. [VerfasserIn]
Alter, Galit [VerfasserIn]
Mazitschek, Ralph [VerfasserIn]
Fischer, Eric S. [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

570
Biology

doi:

10.1101/2020.09.01.20184101

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

XBI018674836