Neutralizing Antibody Levels and Epidemiological Characteristics of Patients with Breakthrough COVID-19 Infection in Toyama, Japan

• Published in: Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases Vol. 76; no. 5; pp. 319 - 322
• Main Authors: Tani, Hideki, Inasaki, Noriko, Yazawa, Shunsuke, Shimada, Takahisa, Saga, Yumiko, Kaya, Hiroyasu, Maruyama, Yumiko, Matano, Sadaya, Itoh, Hiroyuki, Kashii, Tatsuhiko, Yamazaki, Emiko, Itamochi, Masae, Oishi, Kazunori
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo National Institute of Infectious Diseases 30.09.2023; Japan Science and Technology Agency
• Subjects: Antibodies; breakthrough infection; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; epidemiological information; Epidemiology; immunocompromised patient; Neutralizing; pseudotyped virus; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Vaccination; Viral diseases; Viruses

Breakthrough infection (BI) after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination has increased owing to the emergence of novel SARS-CoV-2 variants. In this study, we analyzed the epidemiological information and possession status of neutralizing antibodies in patients with BI using SARS-CoV-2 pseudo...