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ArticleMicrobiology spectrum2022

Implementation and Extended Evaluation of the Euroimmun Anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG Assay and Its Contribution to the United Kingdom's COVID-19 Public Health Response.

Ashley David Otter, Abbie Bown, Silvia D'Arcangelo, Daniel Bailey, Amanda Semper, Jacqueline Hewson, Matthew Catton, Prem Perumal, Angela Sweed, Deborah Fox McKee and 17 more

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27 authors.

Ashley David OtterDiagnostic Support, Science Group, UK Health Security Agency, Porton, Porton Down, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-8317-9194
Abbie BownDiagnostic Support, Science Group, UK Health Security Agency, Porton, Porton Down, United Kingdom.
Silvia D'ArcangeloDiagnostic Support, Science Group, UK Health Security Agency, Porton, Porton Down, United Kingdom.
Daniel BaileyDiagnostic Support, Science Group, UK Health Security Agency, Porton, Porton Down, United Kingdom.
Amanda SemperRare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory, UK Health Security Agency, Porton, Porton Down, United Kingdom.
Jacqueline HewsonSARS-CoV-2 Serosurveillance Laboratory, UK Health Security Agency, Porton, Porton Down, United Kingdom.
Matthew CattonDiagnostic Support, Science Group, UK Health Security Agency, Porton, Porton Down, United Kingdom.
Prem PerumalDiagnostic Support, Science Group, UK Health Security Agency, Porton, Porton Down, United Kingdom.
Angela SweedDiagnostic Support, Science Group, UK Health Security Agency, Porton, Porton Down, United Kingdom.
Deborah Fox McKeeDiagnostic Support, Science Group, UK Health Security Agency, Porton, Porton Down, United Kingdom.
Jessica JonesRare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory, UK Health Security Agency, Porton, Porton Down, United Kingdom.
Heli HarvalaNHS Blood and Transfusion, Microbiology Services, Colindale, United Kingdom.
Abigail LamikanraNHS Blood and Transfusion, Microbiology Services, Colindale, United Kingdom.
Maria ZambonUK Health Security Agency, Colindale, United Kingdom.
Nick AndrewsUK Health Security Agency, Colindale, United Kingdom.
Heather WhitakerUK Health Security Agency, Colindale, United Kingdom.
Ezra LinleySeroepidemiology Unit, UK Health Security Agency, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Alexander J MentzerWellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Donal SkellyOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Julian C KnightWellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Paul KlenermanPeter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
UKHSA Porton Euroimmun testing groupUK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Porton, Porton Down, United Kingdom.
Gayatri AmirthalingamUK Health Security Agency, Colindale, United Kingdom.
Stephen TaylorPathogen Immunology, UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Porton, Porton Down, United Kingdom.
Cathy RoweSARS-CoV-2 Serosurveillance Laboratory, UK Health Security Agency, Porton, Porton Down, United Kingdom.
Richard VipondDiagnostic Support, Science Group, UK Health Security Agency, Porton, Porton Down, United Kingdom.
Tim BrooksRare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory, UK Health Security Agency, Porton, Porton Down, United Kingdom.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In March 2020, the Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) (formerly Public Health England [PHE]) Porton Down, was tasked by the Department of Health and Social Care with setting up a national surveillance laboratory facility to study SARS-CoV-2 antibody responses and population-level sero-surveillance in response to the growing SARS-CoV-2 outbreak. In the following 12 months, the laboratory tested more than 160,000 samples, facilitating a wide range of research and informing UKHSA, DHSC, and UK government policy. Here we describe the implementation and use of the Euroimmun anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG assay and provide an extended evaluation of its performance. We present a markedly improved overall sensitivity of 91.39% (≥14 days 92.74%, ≥21 days 93.59%) compared to our small-scale early study, and a specificity of 98.56%. In addition, we detail extended characteristics of the Euroimmun assay: intra- and interassay precision, correlation to neutralization, and assay linearity.

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Antibodies, ViralCOVID-19COVID-19 Serological TestingHumansImmunoglobulin GPublic HealthReagent Kits, DiagnosticSARS-CoV-2Sensitivity and SpecificityUnited KingdomAntibodies, ViralImmunoglobulin GReagent Kits, Diagnosticassay developmentcoronavirusimmunoassaysneutralizing antibodiesSARS-CoV-2

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PMID35196807
PMCPMC8865481

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