Profile of specific antibodies to SARS-CoV-2: The first report

Ai Tang Xiao; Chun Gao; Sheng Zhang

doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2020.03.012

Profile of specific antibodies to SARS-CoV-2: The first report

J Infect. 2020 Jul;81(1):147-178. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.03.012. Epub 2020 Mar 21.

Authors

Ai Tang Xiao¹, Chun Gao², Sheng Zhang³

Affiliations

¹ Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China.
² Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China.
³ Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Jie Fang Ave, No. 1095, Wuhan, China. Electronic address: aloof3737@126.com.

Abstract

•Profile of specific antibodies to virus in blood can assist diagnosis and reflect disease course.•The preliminary study explored the dynamic profile of IgM and IgG.•Serum IgM to SARS-COV-2 last more than a month indicating the prolonged virus replication in infected patients.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus
Coronavirus Infections*
Humans
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral
SARS Virus*
Viral Load

Supplementary concepts

COVID-19
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2