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Emerg Infect Dis
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Schwarzkopf, Sina ; Krawczyk, Adalbert ; Knop, Dietmar ; Klump, Hannes ; Heinold, Andreas ; ... More +
Schwarzkopf, Sina ; Krawczyk, Adalbert ; Knop, Dietmar ; Klump, Hannes ; Heinold, Andreas ; Heinemann, Falko M. ; Thümmler, Laura ; Temme, Christian ; Breyer, Marianne ; Witzke, Oliver ; Dittmer, Ulf ; Lenz, Veronika ; Horn, Peter A. ; Lindemann, Monika Less -
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We investigated immune responses against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) among a group of convalescent, potential blood donors in Germany who had PCR-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection. Sixty days after onset of symptoms, 13/78 (17%) study participants had borderline or negative results to an ELISA detecting IgG against the S1 protein of SARS-CoV-2. We analyzed participants with PCR-confirmed infection who had strong antibody responses (ratio >3) as positive controls and participants without symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection and without household contact with infected patients as negative controls. Using interferon-γ ELISpot, we observed that 78% of PCR-positive volunteers with undetectable antibodies showed T cell immunity against SARS-CoV-2. We observed a similar frequency (80%) of T-cell immunity in convalescent donors with strong antibody responses but did not detect immunity in negative controls. We concluded that, in convalescent patients with undetectable SARS-CoV-2 IgG, immunity may be mediated through T cells.
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B Cells
Cellular Immunity
Cellular Immunity In COVID-19 Convalescents With PCR-Confirmed Infection But With Undetectable SARS-CoV-2–Specific IgG
Convalescent Plasma
Coronavirus Disease
COVID-19
ELISpot
PCR-confirmed Infection
Research
Respiratory Infections
SARS
SARS-CoV-2
Seronegativity
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2
T Cells
Viruses
Zoonoses

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 27(1):122-129
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC7774536
Document Type:
Journal Article
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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