Antibody Response and Disease Severity in Healthcare Worker MERS Survivors

Antibody Response and Disease Severity in Healthcare Worker MERS Survivors

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 infecti...

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Main Authors: Abeer N. Alshukairi, Imran Khalid, Waleed A. Ahmed, Ashraf M. Dada, Daniyah T. Bayumi, Laut S. Malic, Sahar Althawadi, Kim Ignacio, Hanadi S. Alsalmi, Hail M. Al-Abdely, Ghassan Y. Wali, Ismael A. Qushmaq, Basem M. Alraddadi, Stanley Perlman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
antibody
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
MERS-CoV
ELISA
indirect immunofluorescence assay
IFA
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/6/16-0010_article

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