Antibody seroconversion in asymptomatic andsymptomatic patients infected with severe acuterespiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

<strong>Objectives</strong> Asymptomatic and symptomatic patients may transmit severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), but their clinical features and immune responses remain largely unclear. We aimed to characterise the clinical features and immune responses of asy...

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Hlavní autoři: Jiang, C, Wang, Y, Hu, M, Wen, L, Wen, C, Zhu, W, Tai, S, Jiang, Z, Xiao, K, Faria, NR, De Clercq, E, Xu, J, Li, G
Médium: Journal article
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: Wiley 2020
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author Jiang, C
Wang, Y
Hu, M
Wen, L
Wen, C
Wang, Y
Zhu, W
Tai, S
Jiang, Z
Xiao, K
Faria, NR
De Clercq, E
Xu, J
Li, G
author_facet Jiang, C
Wang, Y
Hu, M
Wen, L
Wen, C
Wang, Y
Zhu, W
Tai, S
Jiang, Z
Xiao, K
Faria, NR
De Clercq, E
Xu, J
Li, G
author_sort Jiang, C
collection OXFORD
description <strong>Objectives</strong> Asymptomatic and symptomatic patients may transmit severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), but their clinical features and immune responses remain largely unclear. We aimed to characterise the clinical features and immune responses of asymptomatic and symptomatic patients infected with SARS‐CoV‐2. <br> <strong>Methods</strong> We collected clinical, laboratory and epidemiological records of patients hospitalised in a coronavirus field hospital in Wuhan. We performed qualitative detection of anti‐SARS‐CoV‐2 immunoglobulin M (IgM) and immunoglobulin G (IgG) using archived blood samples. <br> <strong>Results</strong> Of 214 patients with SARS‐CoV‐2, 26 (12%) were asymptomatic at hospital admission and during hospitalisation. Most asymptomatic patients were ≤ 60 years (96%) and females (65%) and had few comorbidities (< 16%). Serum levels of white and red blood cells were higher in asymptomatic than in symptomatic patients (P‐values < 0.05). During hospitalisation, IgG seroconversion was commonly observed in both asymptomatic and symptomatic patients (85% versus 94%, P‐value = 0.07); in contrast, IgM seroconversion was less common in asymptomatic than in symptomatic patients (31% versus 74%, P‐value < 0.001). The median time from the first virus‐positive screening to IgG or IgM seroconversion was significantly shorter in asymptomatic than in symptomatic patients (median: 7 versus 14 days, P‐value < 0.01). Furthermore, IgG/IgM seroconversion rates increased concomitantly with the clearance of SARS‐CoV‐2 in both asymptomatic and symptomatic patients. At the time of virus clearance, IgG/IgM titres and plasma neutralisation capacity were significantly lower in recovered asymptomatic than in recovered symptomatic patients (P‐values < 0.01). <br> <strong>Conclusion</strong> Asymptomatic and symptomatic patients exhibited different kinetics of IgG/IgM responses to SARS‐CoV‐2. Asymptomatic patients may transmit SARS‐CoV‐2, highlighting the importance of early diagnosis and treatment.
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spelling oxford-uuid:fe47b28b-b84a-4b72-b19d-0daa0dd5dbd02022-03-27T13:35:15ZAntibody seroconversion in asymptomatic andsymptomatic patients infected with severe acuterespiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:fe47b28b-b84a-4b72-b19d-0daa0dd5dbd0EnglishSymplectic ElementsWiley2020Jiang, CWang, YHu, MWen, LWen, CWang, YZhu, WTai, SJiang, ZXiao, KFaria, NRDe Clercq, EXu, JLi, G<strong>Objectives</strong> Asymptomatic and symptomatic patients may transmit severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), but their clinical features and immune responses remain largely unclear. We aimed to characterise the clinical features and immune responses of asymptomatic and symptomatic patients infected with SARS‐CoV‐2. <br> <strong>Methods</strong> We collected clinical, laboratory and epidemiological records of patients hospitalised in a coronavirus field hospital in Wuhan. We performed qualitative detection of anti‐SARS‐CoV‐2 immunoglobulin M (IgM) and immunoglobulin G (IgG) using archived blood samples. <br> <strong>Results</strong> Of 214 patients with SARS‐CoV‐2, 26 (12%) were asymptomatic at hospital admission and during hospitalisation. Most asymptomatic patients were ≤ 60 years (96%) and females (65%) and had few comorbidities (< 16%). Serum levels of white and red blood cells were higher in asymptomatic than in symptomatic patients (P‐values < 0.05). During hospitalisation, IgG seroconversion was commonly observed in both asymptomatic and symptomatic patients (85% versus 94%, P‐value = 0.07); in contrast, IgM seroconversion was less common in asymptomatic than in symptomatic patients (31% versus 74%, P‐value < 0.001). The median time from the first virus‐positive screening to IgG or IgM seroconversion was significantly shorter in asymptomatic than in symptomatic patients (median: 7 versus 14 days, P‐value < 0.01). Furthermore, IgG/IgM seroconversion rates increased concomitantly with the clearance of SARS‐CoV‐2 in both asymptomatic and symptomatic patients. At the time of virus clearance, IgG/IgM titres and plasma neutralisation capacity were significantly lower in recovered asymptomatic than in recovered symptomatic patients (P‐values < 0.01). <br> <strong>Conclusion</strong> Asymptomatic and symptomatic patients exhibited different kinetics of IgG/IgM responses to SARS‐CoV‐2. Asymptomatic patients may transmit SARS‐CoV‐2, highlighting the importance of early diagnosis and treatment.
spellingShingle Jiang, C
Wang, Y
Hu, M
Wen, L
Wen, C
Wang, Y
Zhu, W
Tai, S
Jiang, Z
Xiao, K
Faria, NR
De Clercq, E
Xu, J
Li, G
Antibody seroconversion in asymptomatic andsymptomatic patients infected with severe acuterespiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
title Antibody seroconversion in asymptomatic andsymptomatic patients infected with severe acuterespiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
title_full Antibody seroconversion in asymptomatic andsymptomatic patients infected with severe acuterespiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
title_fullStr Antibody seroconversion in asymptomatic andsymptomatic patients infected with severe acuterespiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
title_full_unstemmed Antibody seroconversion in asymptomatic andsymptomatic patients infected with severe acuterespiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
title_short Antibody seroconversion in asymptomatic andsymptomatic patients infected with severe acuterespiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
title_sort antibody seroconversion in asymptomatic andsymptomatic patients infected with severe acuterespiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 sars cov 2
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