Capture Assays for the Detection of Virus-Specific IgM Antibody

Author(s):  
Richard S. Tedder
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Author(s):  
Moo Kyun Park ◽  
Jonge Dae Lee ◽  
Byung Don Lee ◽  
Hyun Woo Lim ◽  
Soon Jae Hwang ◽  
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2009 ◽  
Vol 71 (6) ◽  
pp. 580-583
Author(s):  
Emiko KAMADA ◽  
Yohei SANO ◽  
Azusa HAYAKAWA ◽  
Yasuko YAMADA ◽  
Yoshihiro IKEDA ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jyotsna Shah ◽  
Song Liu ◽  
Hari-Hara Potula ◽  
Prerna Bhargava ◽  
Iris Cruz ◽  
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Abstract Background Rapid and simple serological assays for characterizing antibody responses are important in the current COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2. Multiplex immunoblot (IB) assays termed COVID-19 IB assays were developed for detecting IgG and IgM antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 virus proteins in COVID-19 patients. Methods Recombinant nucleocapsid protein and the S1, S2 and receptor binding domain (RBD) of the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 were used as target antigens in the COVID-19 IBs. Specificity of the IB assay was established with 231 sera from persons with allergy, unrelated viral infections, autoimmune conditions and suspected tick-borne diseases, and 32 goat antisera to human influenza proteins. IgG and IgM COVID-19 IBs assays were performed on 84 sera obtained at different times after a positive RT-qPCR test from 37 COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms. Results Criteria for determining overall IgG and IgM antibody positivity using the four SARS-CoV-2 proteins were developed by optimizing specificity and sensitivity in the COVID-19 IgG and IgM IB assays. The estimated sensitivities and specificities of the COVID-19 IgG and IgM IBs for IgG and IgM antibodies individually or for either IgG or IgM antibodies meet the US recommendations for laboratory serological diagnostic tests. The proportion of IgM-positive sera from the COVID-19 patients following an RT-qPCR positive test was maximal at 83% before 10 days and decreased to 0% after 100 days, while the proportions of IgG-positive sera tended to plateau between days 11 and 65 at 78–100% and fall to 44% after 100 days. Detection of either IgG or IgM antibodies was better than IgG or IgM alone for assessing seroconversion in COVID-19. Both IgG and IgM antibodies detected RBD less frequently than S1, S2 and N proteins. Conclusions The multiplex COVID-19 IB assays offer many advantages for simultaneously evaluating antibody responses to different SARS-CoV-2 proteins in COVID-19 patients.


2021 ◽  
pp. 113046
Author(s):  
A.M. Cook ◽  
S.E. Faustini ◽  
L.J. Williams ◽  
A.F. Cunningham ◽  
M.T. Drayson ◽  
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