Antibody Response and Disease Severity in Healthcare Worker MERS Survivors

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Alshukairi, Abeer N. ; Khalid, Imran ; Ahmed, Waleed A. ; Dada, Ashraf M. ; Bayumi, Daniyah T. ; Malic, Laut S. ; Althawadi, Sahar ; Ignacio, Kim ; Alsalmi, Hanadi S. ; Al-Abdely, Hail M. ; Wali, Ghassan Y. ; Qushmaq, Ismael A. ; Alraddadi, Basem M. ; Perlman, Stanley
• Description:
  We studied antibody response in 9 healthcare workers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, who survived Middle East respiratory syndrome, by using serial ELISA and indirect immunofluorescence assay testing. Among patients who had experienced severe pneumonia, antibody was detected for >18 months after infection. Antibody longevity was more variable in patients who had experienced milder disease.
• Subjects:
  Adult Antibodies, Bacterial Coronavirus Infections Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Female Health Personnel Humans Male Middle Aged Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Severity Of Illness Index Survivors Virus Shedding

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 22(6):1113-1115.
• Pubmed ID:
  27192543
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4880093
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Saudi Arabia
• Volume:
  22
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:96e83cafb2eff6eca9d94dd27bba896c01cfcf2e3277c719d8ef293779cd384b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/39703/cdc_39703_DS1.pdf
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