Waning of SARS-CoV-2 RBD antibodies in longitudinal convalescent plasma samples within 4 months after symptom onset

Blood. 2020 Nov 26;136(22):2588-2591. doi: 10.1182/blood.2020008367.

Abstract

Perreault and colleagues examined antibody titers in sequential samples from serum donors recovering from COVID-19 and demonstrated that antibody titers fall over 3-4 months. These results have important implications for convalescent serum collection and seroprevalence studies.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Antibodies, Neutralizing / blood
  • Antibodies, Neutralizing / immunology*
  • Antibodies, Viral / blood
  • Antibodies, Viral / immunology*
  • COVID-19 / blood
  • COVID-19 / immunology*
  • COVID-19 / virology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • SARS-CoV-2 / immunology*
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies*
  • Tissue Donors / supply & distribution*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Antibodies, Neutralizing
  • Antibodies, Viral