Humoral response and PCR positivity in patients with COVID-19 in the New York City region, USA: an observational study

• Published in: The Lancet. Microbe Vol. 1; no. 7; pp. e283 - e289
• Main Authors: Wajnberg, Ania, Mansour, Mayce, Leven, Emily, Bouvier, Nicole M, Patel, Gopi, Firpo-Betancourt, Adolfo, Mendu, Rao, Jhang, Jeffrey, Arinsburg, Suzanne, Gitman, Melissa, Houldsworth, Jane, Sordillo, Emilia, Paniz-Mondolfi, Alberto, Baine, Ian, Simon, Viviana, Aberg, Judith, Krammer, Florian, Reich, David, Cordon-Cardo, Carlos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2020; The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd; Elsevier
• Subjects: Antibodies, Viral; COVID-19 - diagnosis; COVID-19 - therapy; Humans; Immunization, Passive; Infectious Disease; New York City - epidemiology; Polymerase Chain Reaction; SARS-CoV-2 - genetics; Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus; New York City

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused a global pandemic. The proportion of infected individuals who seroconvert is still an open question. In addition, it has been shown in some individuals that viral genome can be detected up to 3 months after symptom resolution. W...