Longitudinal profile of antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 in patients with COVID-19 in a setting from Sub–Saharan Africa: A prospective longitudinal study

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Serological testing for SARS-CoV-2 plays an important role for epidemiological studies, in aiding the diagnosis of COVID-19, and assess vaccine responses. Little is known on dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 serology in African settings. Here, we aimed to characterize the longitudinal antibody response profile to SARS-CoV-2 in Ethiopia. METHODS: In this prospective study, a total of 102 PCR-confirmed COVID-19 patients were enrolled. We …

Authors

Gebrecherkos T; Kiros YK; Challa F; Abdella S; Gebreegzabher A; Leta D; Desta A; Hailu A; Tasew G; Abdulkader M

Journal

PLOS ONE, Vol. 17, No. 3,

Publisher

Public Library of Science (PLoS)

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0263627

ISSN

1932-6203

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Dawit Wolday

Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences

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