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ArticleBMC infectious diseases2024

A statistically established reference value determined for the Vaxarray Coronavirus (CoV) seroassay to characterize vaccination and natural infection.

Francisco Mimica Porras, Gabriel Pineda, Abigail Mangilog, Keith Hernandez, Cynthia Sikorski, Michelle Lane

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Francisco Mimica Porras *US Naval Health Research Center, Operational Infectious Diseases, San Diego, CA, USA. francisco.j.mimicaporras.civ@health.mil.
Gabriel Pineda *US Naval Health Research Center, Operational Infectious Diseases, San Diego, CA, USA.
Abigail MangilogUS Naval Health Research Center, Operational Infectious Diseases, San Diego, CA, USA.
Keith HernandezUS Naval Health Research Center, Operational Infectious Diseases, San Diego, CA, USA.
Cynthia SikorskiUS Naval Health Research Center, Operational Infectious Diseases, San Diego, CA, USA.
Michelle LaneUS Naval Health Research Center, Operational Infectious Diseases, San Diego, CA, USA.

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Immunization Health Division Work unit no. 2004
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Abstract

Serological diagnostic tests are available that measure antibody levels against SARS-CoV-2 antigens. We utilized the Vaxarray Coronavirus (CoV) seroassay, which measures SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies against the full-length spike protein (FLS), receptor binding domain (RBD), and S2 extracellular domain (ECD). Previous serological studies have used reference values that have not been validated and require many samples. Here, we show statistically established reference values determined using the upper tail of the Student t-distribution method. The target population was any personnel age 18 years and older working on a U.S. Navy ship, and vaccinated with Wuhan variant. The relative fluorescence mean (RFM) reference values for the full-length spike protein, RBD, and S2 ECD were 17,731, 13,990 and 9096, respectively. By using generalized non-parametric regression and reference values for the RBD spike protein and S2 ECD of SARS-CoV-2, this study was able to distinguish vaccine-mediated immune responses from natural infections. We provide the method and statistical code as a resource to determine future reference values for other serological assays.

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Antibodies, ViralCOVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesImmunoglobulin GSARS-CoV-2Spike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusAdolescentAdultCOVID-19 Serological TestingFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMilitary PersonnelReference ValuesVaccinationAntibodies, ViralCOVID-19 VaccinesImmunoglobulin GSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2CutoffNucleocapsid proteinReference valueSARS-CoV-2Student t- distributionSurrogate virus neutralization assay (sVNT)Vaxarray Coronavirus (CoV) seroassay

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PMID39548371
PMCPMC11566399

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