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ArticleMicroorganisms2021

A Sensitive and Specific Competitive Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Serodiagnosis of COVID-19 in Animals.

Susanna K P Lau, Zirong He, Chi-Ching Tsang, Tony T Y Chan, Hayes K H Luk, Elaine Chan, Kenneth S M Li, Joshua Fung, Franklin W N Chow, Anthony R Tam and 12 more

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Article in Microorganisms, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 43% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

22 authors at 8 institutions in 4 countries.

Susanna K P LauDepartment of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0002-1383-7374
Zirong HeDepartment of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
Chi-Ching TsangDepartment of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0001-6705-2866
Tony T Y ChanDepartment of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
Hayes K H LukDepartment of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
Elaine ChanDepartment of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0002-1461-3591
Kenneth S M LiDepartment of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0001-8886-0563
Joshua FungDepartment of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
Franklin W N ChowDepartment of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0003-1275-2464
Anthony R TamDepartment of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
Tom W H ChungDepartment of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
Sally C Y WongDepartment of Pathology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Park, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0003-2126-6484
Tak-Lun QueDepartment of Pathology, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong.
Kitty S C FungDepartment of Pathology, United Christian Hospital, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong.
David C LungDepartment of Pathology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Park, Hong Kong.
Alan K L WuDepartment of Clinical Pathology, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Chai Wan, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0002-9797-5693
Ivan F N HungDepartment of Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
Jade L L TengDepartment of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0002-3912-4057
Ulrich WerneryCentral Veterinary Research Laboratory, P.O. Box 597, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Suk-Wai HuiOcean Park Corporation, Aberdeen, Hong Kong.
Paolo MartelliOcean Park Corporation, Aberdeen, Hong Kong.
Patrick C Y WooDepartment of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0001-9401-1832
University of Hong Kong · HKHong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation · HKQueen Elizabeth Hospital · GBCentral Veterinary Research Laboratory · AEPamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital · CNQueen Mary Hospital · CNTuen Mun Hospital · CNUnited Christian Hospital · CN

Funding

Innovation and Technology Commission SST/117/20
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In addition to human cases, cases of COVID-19 in captive animals and pets are increasingly reported. This raises the concern for two-way COVID-19 transmission between humans and animals. Here, we developed a SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein-based competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (cELISA) for serodiagnosis of COVID-19 which can theoretically be used in virtually all kinds of animals. We used 187 serum samples from patients with/without COVID-19, laboratory animals immunized with inactive SARS-CoV-2 virions, COVID-19-negative animals, and animals seropositive to other betacoronaviruses. A cut-off percent inhibition value of 22.345% was determined and the analytical sensitivity and specificity were found to be 1:64-1:256 and 93.9%, respectively. Evaluation on its diagnostic performance using 155 serum samples from COVID-19-negative animals and COVID-19 human patients showed a diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of 80.8% and 100%, respectively. The cELISA can be incorporated into routine blood testing of farmed/captive animals for COVID-19 surveillance.

Indexed as

antibodycompetitive ELISACOVID-19nucleocapsid proteinSARS-CoV-2

Identifiers

PMID34068581
PMCPMC8150753
OpenAlexW3161852378

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