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  1. Article ; Online: The Relationship Between SARS-CoV-2 Neutralizing Antibody Titers and Avidity in Plasma Collected From Convalescent Nonvaccinated and Vaccinated Blood Donors.

    Nurmi, Visa / Knight, Chanice / Estcourt, Lise / Hepojoki, Jussi / Lamikanra, Abigail A / Tsang, Hoi P / Roberts, David J / Polack, Fernando P / Simmonds, Peter / Hedman, Klaus / Alvarez-Paggi, Damian / Harvala, Heli

    The Journal of infectious diseases

    2023  Volume 228, Issue 3, Page(s) 245–250

    Abstract: Convalescent plasma (CP) treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has shown significant therapeutic effect when administered early (eg, Argentinian trial showing reduced hospitalization) but has in general been ineffective (eg, REMAP-CAP trial ... ...

    Abstract Convalescent plasma (CP) treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has shown significant therapeutic effect when administered early (eg, Argentinian trial showing reduced hospitalization) but has in general been ineffective (eg, REMAP-CAP trial without improvement during hospitalization). To investigate whether the differences in CP used could explain the different outcomes, we compared neutralizing antibodies, anti-spike IgG, and avidity of CP used in the REMAP-CAP and Argentinian trials and in convalescent vaccinees. We found no difference between the trial plasmas, emphasizing initial patient serostatus as treatment efficacy predictor. By contrast, vaccinee CP showed significantly higher titers and avidity, being preferable for future CP treatment. Clinical Trials Registration. NCT02735707 and NCT04479163.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Antibodies, Neutralizing ; Antibodies, Viral ; Blood Donors ; COVID-19/therapy ; COVID-19 Serotherapy ; Immunization, Passive ; SARS-CoV-2
    Chemical Substances Antibodies, Neutralizing ; Antibodies, Viral
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-03-26
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Clinical Trial ; Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 3019-3
    ISSN 1537-6613 ; 0022-1899
    ISSN (online) 1537-6613
    ISSN 0022-1899
    DOI 10.1093/infdis/jiad070
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  2. Article ; Online: A direct comparison of real time PCR on plasma and blood to detect Plasmodium falciparum infection in children

    Lamikanra Abigail A / Dobaño Carlota / Jiménez Alfons / Nhabomba Augusto / Tsang Hoi P / Guinovart Caterina / Manaca Maria N / Quinto Llorenç / Aguilar Ruth / Cisteró Pau / Alonso Pedro L / Roberts David J / Mayor Alfredo

    Malaria Journal, Vol 11, Iss 1, p

    2012  Volume 201

    Abstract: Abstract Background Estimation of Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia can vary with the method used and time of sampling. Quantitative real time PCR (qPCR) on whole blood or plasma samples has previously been shown to be more sensitive than thick film ... ...

    Abstract Abstract Background Estimation of Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia can vary with the method used and time of sampling. Quantitative real time PCR (qPCR) on whole blood or plasma samples has previously been shown to be more sensitive than thick film microscopy. However the efficiencies of each method have not been compared using samples obtained from infants less than one year old. Methods A multiple of statistical approaches were used to compare the performance of qPCR on whole blood or plasma to detect the 18 S ribosomal gene of P. falciparum in 548 samples from children aged 2.5 or 24 months. Parasite prevalence in matched samples was compared using Mcnemar’s test and agreement of positive results quantified as Kappa scores. Parasite prevalences between different age groups were compared by Fisher’s test. Results from analyses by thick film microscopy were also available from children at 24 months and their correlation to each qPCR method examined by the Spearman’s test. Finally the association of P. falciparum infection with the incidence of multiple malaria episodes from contact to 24 months of age was evaluated using negative binomial regression. Results These analyses showed that qPCR from whole blood detected approximately 3-fold more cases of infection than plasma qPCR. Both qPCR methods agreed well with each other although qPCR from plasma had a greater agreement with microscopy (96.85%) than did qPCR from blood (69.7%). At 24 months the prevalence of infection detected by all methods was associated with anaemia (p < 0.05). Conclusions The data presented here demonstrates that low levels of parasitaemia are better detected by qPCR using parasite DNA from whole blood than from plasma. However plasma samples provide a viable substitute when parasite smears are unavailable.
    Keywords Malaria ; qPCR ; Plasma ; Anaemia ; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine ; RC955-962 ; Infectious and parasitic diseases ; RC109-216
    Subject code 572
    Language English
    Publishing date 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher BMC
    Document type Article ; Online
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  3. Article ; Online: A direct comparison of real time PCR on plasma and blood to detect Plasmodium falciparum infection in children.

    Lamikanra, Abigail A / Dobaño, Carlota / Jiménez, Alfons / Nhabomba, Augusto / Tsang, Hoi P / Guinovart, Caterina / Manaca, Maria N / Quinto, Llorenç / Aguilar, Ruth / Cisteró, Pau / Alonso, Pedro L / Roberts, David J / Mayor, Alfredo

    Malaria journal

    2012  Volume 11, Page(s) 201

    Abstract: Background: Estimation of Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia can vary with the method used and time of sampling. Quantitative real time PCR (qPCR) on whole blood or plasma samples has previously been shown to be more sensitive than thick film microscopy. ...

    Abstract Background: Estimation of Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia can vary with the method used and time of sampling. Quantitative real time PCR (qPCR) on whole blood or plasma samples has previously been shown to be more sensitive than thick film microscopy. However the efficiencies of each method have not been compared using samples obtained from infants less than one year old.
    Methods: A multiple of statistical approaches were used to compare the performance of qPCR on whole blood or plasma to detect the 18 S ribosomal gene of P. falciparum in 548 samples from children aged 2.5 or 24 months. Parasite prevalence in matched samples was compared using Mcnemar's test and agreement of positive results quantified as Kappa scores. Parasite prevalences between different age groups were compared by Fisher's test. Results from analyses by thick film microscopy were also available from children at 24 months and their correlation to each qPCR method examined by the Spearman's test. Finally the association of P. falciparum infection with the incidence of multiple malaria episodes from contact to 24 months of age was evaluated using negative binomial regression.
    Results: These analyses showed that qPCR from whole blood detected approximately 3-fold more cases of infection than plasma qPCR. Both qPCR methods agreed well with each other although qPCR from plasma had a greater agreement with microscopy (96.85%) than did qPCR from blood (69.7%). At 24 months the prevalence of infection detected by all methods was associated with anaemia (p<0.05).
    Conclusions: The data presented here demonstrates that low levels of parasitaemia are better detected by qPCR using parasite DNA from whole blood than from plasma. However plasma samples provide a viable substitute when parasite smears are unavailable.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Blood/parasitology ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Malaria, Falciparum/diagnosis ; Malaria, Falciparum/parasitology ; Male ; Microscopy/methods ; Molecular Diagnostic Techniques/methods ; Parasitemia/diagnosis ; Parasitemia/parasitology ; Parasitology/methods ; Plasmodium falciparum/genetics ; Plasmodium falciparum/isolation & purification ; Pregnancy ; RNA, Protozoan/genetics ; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S/genetics ; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods ; Sensitivity and Specificity
    Chemical Substances RNA, Protozoan ; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S
    Language English
    Publishing date 2012-06-15
    Publishing country England
    Document type Comparative Study ; Evaluation Study ; Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 1475-2875
    ISSN (online) 1475-2875
    DOI 10.1186/1475-2875-11-201
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  4. Article ; Online: Performance characteristics of five immunoassays for SARS-CoV-2

    Ainsworth, Mark / Andersson, Monique / Auckland, Kathryn / Baillie, J Kenneth / Barnes, Eleanor / Beer, Sally / Beveridge, Amy / Bibi, Sagida / Blackwell, Luke / Borak, Martyna / Bown, Abbie / Brooks, Tim / Burgess-Brown, Nicola A / Camara, Susana / Catton, Matthew / Chau, Kevin K. / Christott, Thomas / Clutterbuck, Elizabeth / Coker, Jesse /
    Cornall, Richard J / Cox, Stuart / Crawford-Jones, David / Crook, Derrick W / D'Arcangelo, Silvia / Dejnirattsai, Wanwisa / Dequaire, Julie M M / Dimitriadis, Stavros / Dingle, Kate E / Doherty, George / Dold, Christina / Dong, Tao / Dunachie, Susanna J / Ebner, Daniel / Emmenegger, Marc / Espinosa, Alexis / Eyre, David W / Fairhead, Rory / Fassih, Shayan / Feehily, Conor / Felle, Sally / Fernandez-Cid, Alejandra / Fernandez Mendoza, Maria / Foord, Thomas H / Fordwoh, Thomas / Fox McKee, Deborah / Frater, John / Gallardo Sanchez, Veronica / Gent, Nick / Georgiou, Dominique / Groves, Christopher J / Hallis, Bassam / Hammond, Peter M / Hatch, Stephanie B. / Harvala, Heli J / Hill, Jennifer / Hoosdally, Sarah J / Horsington, Bryn / Howarth, Alison / James, Tim / Jeffery, Katie / Jones, Elizabeth / Justice, Anita / Karpe, Fredrik / Kavanagh, James / Kim, David S / Kirton, Richard / Klenerman, Paul / Knight, Julian C / Koukouflis, Leonidas / Kwok, Andrew / Leuschner, Ullrich / Levin, Robert / Linder, Aline / Lockett, Teresa / Lumley, Sheila F / Marinou, Spyridoula / Marsden, Brian D / Martinez, Jose / Martins Ferreira, Lucas / Mason, Lara / Matthews, Philippa C / Mentzer, Alexander J / Mobbs, Alexander / Mongkolsapaya, Juthathip / Morrow, Jordan / Mukhopadhyay, Shubhashish M M / Neville, Matthew J / Oakley, Sarah / Oliveira, Marta / Otter, Ashley / Paddon, Kevin / Pascoe, Jordan / Peng, Yanchun / Perez, Elena / Perumal, Prem K / Peto, Timothy E A / Pickford, Hayleah / Ploeg, Rutger J / Pollard, Andrew J / Richardson, Anastasia / Ritter, Thomas G / Roberts, David J / Rodger, Gillian / Rollier, Christine S / Rowe, Cathy / Rudkin, Justine K / Screaton, Gavin / Semple, Malcolm G / Sienkiewicz, Alex / Silva-Reyes, Laura / Skelly, Donal T / Sobrino Diaz, Alberto / Stafford, Lizzie / Stockdale, Lisa / Stoesser, Nicole / Street, Teresa / Stuart, David I / Sweed, Angela / Taylor, Adan / Thraves, Hannah / Tsang, Hoi P / Verheul, Marije K / Vipond, Richard / Walker, Timothy M / Wareing, Susan / Warren, Yolanda / Wells, Charlie / Wilson, Clare / Withycombe, Kate / Young, Rebecca K

    The Lancet Infectious Diseases ; ISSN 1473-3099

    a head-to-head benchmark comparison

    2020  

    Keywords Infectious Diseases ; covid19
    Language English
    Publisher Elsevier BV
    Publishing country us
    Document type Article ; Online
    DOI 10.1016/s1473-3099(20)30634-4
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