Titers of Neutralizing Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 Are Independent of Symptoms of Non-Severe COVID-19 in Young Adults.
Viruses
; 13(2)2021 02 12.
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| ID: mdl-33673067
Neutralizing antibodies are an important part of the humoral immune response to SARS-CoV-2. It is currently unclear to what extent such antibodies are produced after non-severe disease or asymptomatic infection. We studied a cluster of SARS-CoV-2 infections among a homogeneous population of 332 predominantly male Swiss soldiers and determined the neutralizing antibody response with a serum neutralization assay using a recombinant SARS-CoV-2-GFP. All patients with non-severe COVID-19 showed a swift humoral response within two weeks after the onset of symptoms, which remained stable for the duration of the study. One month after the outbreak, titers in COVID-19 convalescents did not differ from the titers of asymptomatically infected individuals. Furthermore, symptoms of COVID-19 did not correlate with neutralizing antibody titers. Therefore, we conclude that asymptomatic infection can induce the same humoral immunity as non-severe COVID-19 in young adults.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Anticuerpos Neutralizantes
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Inmunidad Humoral
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Infecciones Asintomáticas
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COVID-19
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Anticuerpos Antivirales
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Viruses
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Suiza
Pais de publicación:
Suiza