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ArticlePloS one2021

Accurate point-of-care serology tests for COVID-19.

Charles F Schuler, Carmen Gherasim, Kelly O'Shea, David M Manthei, Jesse Chen, Don Giacherio, Jonathan P Troost, James L Baldwin, James R Baker

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Article in PloS one, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05476822 (Profiling Spike Protein Antibody Response Post COVID-19 Booster), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT05476822 withdrawnnot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Profiling Spike Protein Antibody Response Post COVID-19 Booster

TypeobservationalSponsorDavid Grant U.S. Air Force Medical CenterRan2022 to 2023Enrolled0ConditionsCOVID-19 Booster, Spike Protein IgG AntibodyArmsObtain antibody titers
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Charles F SchulerDivision of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0001-5656-7418
Carmen GherasimDepartment of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America.
Kelly O'SheaDivision of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America.
David M MantheiDepartment of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America.
Jesse ChenDivision of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America.
Don GiacherioDepartment of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America.
Jonathan P TroostMichigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-1183-8330
James L BaldwinDivision of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America.
James R BakerDivision of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America.
University of Michigan · US

Funding

Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR)UL1TR002240 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI LUMENG, JULIE C, MASHOUR, GEORGE ALEXANDER · 2017 to 2022
$54.9M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002240
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAs COVID-19 vaccines become available, screening individuals for prior COVID-19 infection and vaccine response in point-of-care (POC) settings has renewed interest. We prospectively screened at-risk individuals for SARS-CoV-2 spike and nucleocapsid protein antibodies in a POC setting to determine if it was a feasible method to identify antibody from prior infection.

methodsThree EUA-approved lateral flow antibody assays were performed on POC finger-stick blood and compared with serum and a CLIA nucleocapsid antibody immunoassay. Variables including antibody class, time since PCR, and the assay antigen used were evaluated.

results512 subjects enrolled, of which 104 had a COVID-19 history and positive PCR. Only three PCR-positive subjects required hospitalization, with one requiring mechanical ventilation. The POC results correlated well with the immunoassay (93-97% sensitivity) and using serum did not improve the sensitivity or specificity.

conclusionsFinger-stick, POC COVID-19 antibody testing was highly effective in identifying antibody resulting from prior infections in mildly symptomatic subjects. Using high-complexity serum immunoassays did not improve the screening outcome. Almost all individuals with COVID-19 infection produced detectable antibodies to the virus. POC antibody testing is useful as a screen for prior COVID-19 infection, and should be useful in assessing vaccine response.

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Point-of-Care SystemsAdultAgedAntibodies, ViralCOVID-19COVID-19 Serological TestingFemaleHumansImmunoassayImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MMaleMiddle AgedNucleocapsidReagent Kits, DiagnosticSARS-CoV-2Antibodies, ViralImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MReagent Kits, Diagnostic

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PMID33725025
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