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ArticleViruses2022

Long-Term Antibody Response and Vaccination Efficacy in Patients with COVID-19: A Single Center One-Year Prospective Study from the Czech Republic.

Miroslav Fajfr, Radek Sleha, Sylva Janovska, Vladimir Koblizek, Mikulas Skala, Stanislav Plisek, Petr Prasil, Petr Smahel, Pavel Bostik

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Miroslav FajfrInstitute of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospital, 50005 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0002-3561-9482
Radek SlehaDepartment of Epidemiology, Faculty of Military Health Sciences, University of Defence, 50001 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0001-7359-9147
Sylva JanovskaDepartment of Epidemiology, Faculty of Military Health Sciences, University of Defence, 50001 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0003-2384-8875
Vladimir KoblizekFaculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Charles University, 50003 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.
Mikulas SkalaFaculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Charles University, 50003 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.
Stanislav PlisekFaculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Charles University, 50003 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.
Petr PrasilFaculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Charles University, 50003 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.
Petr SmahelFaculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Charles University, 50003 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.
Pavel BostikInstitute of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospital, 50005 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0003-2691-6458
Charles University · CZUniversity of Defence · CZ

Funding

Ministry of Defence Long-term organisational development plan (DZRO)Ministry of Health Czech Republic MH-CZ DRO (UHHK, 00179906)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 is almost exclusively performed by PCR or antigen detection. The detection of specific antibodies has not yet been considered in official diagnostic guidelines as major laboratory evidence for a case definition. The aim the present study is to analyze antibody responses in outpatient and inpatient cohorts of COVID-19 patients in the Czech Republic over a 12-month period, and assess the potential of antibodies as a diagnostic tool.

methodsA total of 644 patients was enrolled in the prospective study. IgA, IgM and IgG antibody levels, as well as virus neutralization titers, were analyzed over a 12-month period.

resultsOur study showed low antibody positivity levels at the admission. However, at 2 weeks after infection, 98.75% and 95.00% of hospitalized patients were IgA and IgG positive, respectively. Even in the outpatient cohort characterized by milder disease courses, the IgG antibody response was still sustained at 9 and 12 months. The data show a high correlation between the IgG levels and virus neutralization titers (VNTs). Samples from later time-points showed positive antibody responses after vaccination in both cohorts characterized by high IgG levels and VNT over 1:640. The samples from unvaccinated persons indicated a relatively high level of reinfection at 6.87%.

conclusionsOur results show that the detection of antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 shows an increasing sensitivity from week 2 after infection and remains highly positive over the 12-month period. The levels of IgG antibodies correlate significantly with the VNTs. This suggests that the serological data may be a valuable tool in the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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Antibody FormationCOVID-19Antibodies, ViralCzech RepublicHumansProspective StudiesSARS-CoV-2VaccinationAntibodies, ViraldynamicsELISAreinfectionSARS-CoV-2serologyvaccinationvirus neutralization test

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