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SARS-CoV-2 Anti-Spike IgG Antibody and ACE2 Receptor Binding Inhibition Levels among Breakthrough Stage Veteran Patients.
Chensue, Stephen W; Siler, Andrew F; Kim, Paul S; Dimcheff, Derek E; Daghfal, David J; Prostko, John; Frias, Edwin; Linder, Kathleen A; Schildhouse, Richard J.
  • Chensue SW; VA Ann Arbor Healthcare Systemgrid.413800.e, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
  • Siler AF; Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
  • Kim PS; VA Ann Arbor Healthcare Systemgrid.413800.e, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
  • Dimcheff DE; VA Ann Arbor Healthcare Systemgrid.413800.e, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
  • Daghfal DJ; Division of Hospital Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
  • Prostko J; VA Ann Arbor Healthcare Systemgrid.413800.e, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
  • Frias E; Division of Hospital Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
  • Linder KA; Abbott Laboratories, CoreLab Division, Abbott Park, Illinois, USA.
  • Schildhouse RJ; Abbott Laboratories, CoreLab Division, Abbott Park, Illinois, USA.
Microbiol Spectr ; : e0274722, 2022 Nov 21.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2137477
ABSTRACT
SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines have been critical to curbing pandemic COVID-19; however, a major shortcoming has been the inability to assess levels of protection after vaccination. This study assessed serologic status of breakthrough infections in vaccinated patients at a Veterans Administration medical center from June through December 2021 during a SARS-CoV-2 delta variant wave. Breakthrough occurred mostly beyond 150 days after two-dose vaccination with a mean of 239 days. Anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) IgG levels were low at 0 to 2 days postsymptoms but increased in subjects presenting thereafter. Population measurements of anti-S IgG and angiotensin converting enzyme-2 receptor (ACE2-R) binding inhibition among uninfected, vaccinated patients suggested immune decay occurred after 150 days with 62% having anti-S IgG levels at or below 1,000 AU comparable with breakthrough patients at 0 to 2 days postsymptom onset. In contrast, vaccination after resolved infection conferred robust enduring anti-S IgG levels (5,000 to >50,000 AU) with >90% ACE2-R binding inhibition. However, monoclonal antibody (MAb)-treated patients did not benefit from their prior infection suggesting impaired establishment of B cell memory. Analysis of boosted patients confirmed the benefit of a third vaccine dose with most having anti-S IgG levels above 5,000 AU with >90% ACE2-R binding inhibition, but a subset had levels <5,000 AU. Anti-S IgG levels >5,000 AU were associated with >90% ACE2-R binding inhibition and no documented breakthrough infections, whereas levels falling below 5,000 AU and approaching 1,000 AU were associated with breakthrough infections. Thus, quantitative antibody measurements may provide a means to guide vaccination intervals for the individual. IMPORTANCE Currently, clinicians have no guidance for the serologic assessment of SARS-Cov-2 postvaccination status regarding protection and risk of infection. Vaccination and boosters are administered blindly without evaluation of need or outcome at the individual level. The recent development of automated quantitative assays for anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike protein IgG antibodies permits accurate measurement of humoral immunity in standardized units. Clinical studies, such as reported here, will help establish protective antibody levels allowing identification and targeted management of poor vaccine responders and vaccinated subjects undergoing immune decay.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies / Prognostic study Topics: Vaccines / Variants Language: English Journal: Microbiol Spectr Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Spectrum.02747-22

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies / Prognostic study Topics: Vaccines / Variants Language: English Journal: Microbiol Spectr Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Spectrum.02747-22