Anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgM Antibody Levels Measured by an In-House ELISA in a Convalescent Latin Population Persist over Time and Exhibit Neutralizing Capacity to Several Variants of Concern

Autor: Ana M. Espino, Albersy Armina-Rodriguez, Paola Cardona, Carlimar Ocasio-Malavé, Laura Alvarez, Carlos A. Sariol
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Diagnostics, Vol 14, Iss 19, p 2209 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 14192209
2075-4418
DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics14192209
Popis: Background: The coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, is the causative agent for COVID-19, first registered in Wuhan, China and responsible for more than 6 million deaths worldwide. Currently, RT-PCR is the gold-standard method for diagnosing COVID-19. However, serological tests are needed for screening acute disease diagnosis and screening large populations during the COVID-19 outbreak. Objectives: Herein, we described the development and validation of an in-house enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for detecting the levels of anti-spike-1-RBD IgM antibody (CovIgM-ELISA) in well-defined serum/plasma panel for screening and identifying subjects infected with SARS-CoV-2 in a Latin population. Method: In-house CovIgM-ELISA has the format of an indirect ELISA. It was optimized by checkerboard titration using recombinant SARS-CoV-2 spike-S1-RBD protein as an antigen. Results: We found that, compared to the RT-PCR as the standard method, the in-house CovIgM-ELISA displayed sensitivities of 96.15% and 93.22% for samples collected up to 30 or 60 days after infection, respectively, as well as 95.59% specificity with 97.3% accuracy. The agreement kappa value (κ) of our CovIgM-ELISA was substantial when compared to RT-PCR (κ = 0.873) and the anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgM ELISA (InBios Int) (κ = 0.684). The IgM levels detected in the population positively correlated with the neutralizing activity against the wild-type, Alpha and Delta variants of concern, but failed to neutralize Omicron. Conclusions: These data indicate that our in-house CovIgM-ELISA is a compatible performing assay for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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