Highlighted Prospects of an IgM/IgG Antibodies Test in Identifying Individuals With Asymptomatic Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection.

* Context.--Covert severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections could be seeding new outbreaks. How to identify asymptomatic SARS-CoV- 2 infections early has become a global focus. Objective.--To explore the roles of immunoglobulin M (IgM) and immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibo...

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Published in:Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Vol. 145; no. 1; pp. 39 - 46
Main Authors: Yaqing Li, Qiang He, Rizhen Yu, Hui Jiang, Weizhong Wang, Dujin Feng, Guanghua Hou, Hongbin Zhou, Yaona Jiang, Zhun Xiang
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: College of American Pathologists Jan2021
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          Yaqing Li
          Qiang He
          Rizhen Yu
          Hui Jiang
          Weizhong Wang
          Dujin Feng
          Guanghua Hou
          Hongbin Zhou
          Yaona Jiang
          Zhun Xiang
        affil: From the Department of Internal Medicine, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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          COVID-19
          Immunoglobulins Metabolism
          Nucleic Acids Metabolism
          Antibodies, Viral Blood
          Immunologic Tests Methods
          Radiography, Thoracic
          Tomography, X-Ray Computed
          Human
          Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
          Electronic Health Records
          Record Review
          COVID-19 Symptoms
          COVID-19 Diagnosis
          COVID-19 Pathology
          COVID-19 Etiology
          Sensitivity and Specificity
          False Negative Results
          Descriptive Statistics
      ab: * Context.--Covert severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections could be seeding new outbreaks. How to identify asymptomatic SARS-CoV- 2 infections early has become a global focus. Objective.--To explore the roles of immunoglobulin M (IgM) and immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies detection, nucleic acid tests, and computed tomography (CT) scanning to identify asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection. Design.--The clinical data of 389 individuals with close contacts, including in general characteristics, SARS-CoV-2 etiology, serum-specific IgM and IgG antibody detection and CT imaging results, were systematically analyzed. Results.--The present study showed that only 89 of 389 individuals with close contacts were positive after the first nucleic acid test, while 300 individuals were still negative after 2 nucleic acid tests. Among the 300 individuals, 75 did not have pneumonia, and the other 225 individuals had pulmonary imaging changes. A total of 143 individuals were eventually diagnosed as having asymptomatic infection through IgM antibody and IgG antibody detection. The sensitivity, specificity, and false-negative rate of IgM and IgG antibody detection were approximately 97.1% (347 of 357), 95.3% (204 of 214), and 4.67% (10 of 214), respectively. It also indicated that during approximately 2 weeks, most individuals were both IgM positive and IgG positive, accounting for 68.57% (72 of 105). During approximately 3 weeks, the proportion of IgM-positive and IgG-positive individuals decreased to 8.57% (9 of 105), and the proportion of IgM-negative and IgG-positive individuals increased to 76.19% (80 of 105). Conclusions.--There are highlighted prospects of IgM/IgG antibody detection as a preferred method in identifying the individuals with asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection, especially combined with nucleic acid tests and pulmonary CT scanning.
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