Antibody Profiles According to Mild or Severe SARS-CoV-2 Infection, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 2020

Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Dec;26(12):2974-2978. doi: 10.3201/eid2612.203334. Epub 2020 Aug 28.

Abstract

Among patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19), IgM levels increased early after symptom onset for those with mild and severe disease, but IgG levels increased early only in those with severe disease. A similar pattern was observed in a separate serosurveillance cohort. Mild COVID-19 should be investigated separately from severe COVID-19.

Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus disease; Atlanta; COVID-19; Georgia; SARS-CoV-2; USA; antibody profiles; coronavirus disease; immunoglobulin; infection severity; neutralization; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • COVID-19 / immunology*
  • COVID-19 / physiopathology
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Disease Progression
  • Female
  • Georgia
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G / immunology*
  • Immunoglobulin M / immunology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pandemics
  • Prospective Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Severity of Illness Index*

Substances

  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Immunoglobulin M