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ArticleJournal of blood medicine2021

Correlation of Automated Chemiluminescent Method with Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) Antibody Titers in Convalescent COVID-19 Plasma Samples: Development of Rapid, Cost-Effective Semi-Quantitative Diagnostic Methods.

Rachelle Mendoza, Michael Silver, Alejandro R Zuretti, Manan Christian, Ballabh Das, Allen J Norin, Patrick Borgen, Jenny Libien, Martin H Bluth

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rachelle MendozaDepartment of Pathology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6087-2335
Michael SilverSchool of Public Health, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Alejandro R ZurettiDepartment of Pathology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Manan ChristianDepartment of Pathology, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Ballabh DasDepartment of Medicine, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Allen J NorinDepartment of Medicine, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Patrick BorgenDepartment of Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Jenny LibienDepartment of Pathology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Martin H BluthDepartment of Pathology, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Maimonides Medical Center · USSUNY Downstate Health Sciences University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe investigated the utility of an automated chemiluminescent SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody assay platform in quantifying the amount of binding antibodies present in donated convalescent plasma.

methodsA total of 179 convalescent plasma units were analyzed for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies using the Beckman-Coulter chemiluminescent immunoassay (CLIA) platform. The equipment-derived numerical values (S/Co ratio) were recorded. Aliquots from the same units were subjected to enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) that detects IgG antibodies against the receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the SARS-CoV-2 S1 protein. The relationship between ELISA titers and CLIA S/Co values was analyzed using linear regression and receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve.

resultsTwenty-one samples (11.7%) had S/Co values of less than 1.0 and were deemed negative for antibodies and convalescent plasma had S/Co values between >1.0 and 5.0 (70/179, 39.1%). Fifteen units (8.4%) had negative ELISA titer. The majority of the units (95/179. 53.1%) had titers ≥1:1024. The sensitivities of ELISA to CLIA were comparable (90.5% vs 88.3%, respectively; p=0.18). There was positive linear correlation between CLIA S/Co values and ELISA IgG titer (Rho = 0.75; Spearman's rank = 0.82, p-value = <0.0001). The agreement between the two methods was fair, with a κ index of 0.2741. Using the ROC analysis, we identified a CLIA S/Co cutoff value of 8.2, which gives a sensitivity of 90% and a specificity of 82% in predicting a titer dilution of ≥1:1024.

conclusionThe utility of automated antibody detection systems can be extended from simply a screening method to a semi-quantitative and quantitative functional antibody analysis. CLIA S/Co values can be used to reliably estimate the ELISA antibody titer. Incorporation of chemiluminescent-based methods can provide rapid, cost-effective means of identifying anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody titers in donated plasma for use in the treatment of COVID-19 infection.

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PMID33762863
PMCPMC7982562
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