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ArticleScientific reports2021

A 1-minute blood test detects decreased immune function and increased clinical risk in COVID-19 patients.

Chirajyoti Deb, Allan N Salinas, Tianyu Zheng, Aurea Middleton, Katelyn Kern, Daleen Penoyer, Rahul Borsadia, Charles Hunley, Bassam Abomoelak, Vijay Mehta and 3 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Chirajyoti DebTranslational Research and Specialty Diagnostic Laboratory, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando Health, 110 Bonnie Loch Court, Orlando, FL, 32806, USA. chirajyoti.deb@orlandohealth.com.
Allan N SalinasTranslational Research and Specialty Diagnostic Laboratory, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando Health, 110 Bonnie Loch Court, Orlando, FL, 32806, USA.
Tianyu ZhengNano Discovery Inc., 1060 Woodcock Road Suite 131, Orlando, FL, 32803, USA.
Aurea MiddletonCenter for Nursing Research, Orlando Health, 1414 Kuhl Ave, Orlando, FL, 32806, USA.
Katelyn KernCenter for Digestive Health and Nutrition, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando Health, 60 Gore St., Orlando, FL, 32806, USA.
Daleen PenoyerCenter for Nursing Research, Orlando Health, 1414 Kuhl Ave, Orlando, FL, 32806, USA.
Rahul BorsadiaInternal Medicine Group, Orlando Health, 1414 Kuhl Ave, Orlando, FL, 32806, USA.
Charles HunleyCritical Care Medicine, Orlando Health, 1414 Kuhl Ave, Orlando, FL, 32806, USA.
Bassam AbomoelakTranslational Research and Specialty Diagnostic Laboratory, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando Health, 110 Bonnie Loch Court, Orlando, FL, 32806, USA.
Vijay MehtaCenter for Digestive Health and Nutrition, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando Health, 60 Gore St., Orlando, FL, 32806, USA.
Laura IrastorzaCenter for Digestive Health and Nutrition, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando Health, 60 Gore St., Orlando, FL, 32806, USA.
Devendra I MehtaTranslational Research and Specialty Diagnostic Laboratory, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando Health, 110 Bonnie Loch Court, Orlando, FL, 32806, USA. devendra.mehta@orlandohealth.com.
Qun HuoDepartment of Chemistry and NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, 12424 Research Parkway Suite 400, Orlando, FL, 32826, USA. Qun.Huo@ucf.edu.
Orlando Health · USArnold Palmer Hospital for Children · USDiscovery Semiconductors (United States) · USUniversity of Central Florida · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Upon infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, most people will develop no or mild symptoms. However, a small percentage of the population will become severely ill, and some will succumb to death. The clinical severity of COVID-19 has a close connection to the dysregulation of the patient's immune functions. We previously developed a simple, nanoparticle-enabled blood test that can determine the humoral immune status in animals. In this study, we applied this new test to analyze the immune function in relation to disease severity in COVID-19 patients. From the testing of 153 COVID-19 patient samples and 142 negative controls, we detected a drastic decrease of humoral immunity in COVID-19 patients who developed moderate to severe symptoms, but not in patients with no or mild symptoms. The new test may be potentially used to monitor the immunity change and predict the clinical risk of patients with COVID-19.

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Immunity, HumoralCase-Control StudiesCOVID-19GoldHumansImmunoassayImmunoglobulin GMetal NanoparticlesRisk FactorsSARS-CoV-2Severity of Illness IndexGoldImmunoglobulin G

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PMID34873223
PMCPMC8648859
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