Infectious Diseases Division, Department of Medicine, University of Udine and Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale (ASUFC), Udine, Italy.
Division of Medical Statistics, Department of Medicine (DAME), University of Udine, Udine, Italy.
J Clin Microbiol. 2021 Oct 19;59(11):e0113821. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01138-21. Epub 2021 Aug 11.
The aim of this study was to assess the long-term dynamics and factors associated with the serological response against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 after primary infection. A prospective longitudinal study was conducted with monthly serological follow-up during the first 4 months, and then at 6, 8, and 10 months after the disease onset of all recovered adult in- and outpatients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) attending Udine Hospital (Italy) during the first wave (from March to May 2020). A total of 546 individuals were included (289 female, mean age 53.1 years), mostly with mild COVID-19 (370, 68.3%). Patients were followed for a median of 302 days (interquartile range, 186 to 311). The overall seroconversion rate within 2 months was 32% for IgM and 90% for IgG. Seroreversion was observed in 90% of patients for IgM at 4 months and in 47% for IgG at 10 months. Older age, number of symptoms at acute onset, and severity of acute COVID-19 were all independent predictors of long-term immunity both for IgM (β, linear regression coefficient, 1.10, = 0.001; β 5.15 = 0.014; β 43.84 = 0.021, respectively) and for IgG (β 1.43 < 0.001; β 10.46 < 0.001; β 46.79 < 0.001, respectively), whereas the initial IgG peak was associated only with IgG duration (β 1.12, < 0.001). IgM antibodies disappeared at 4 months, and IgG antibodies declined in about half of patients 10 months after acute COVID-19. These effects varied depending on the intensity of the initial antibody response, age, and burden of acute COVID-19.
本研究旨在评估初次感染后针对严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒 2 的血清学反应的长期动态及其相关因素。对 2020 年 3 月至 5 月意大利乌迪内医院初次感染 2019 冠状病毒病(COVID-19)的住院和门诊成年患者进行前瞻性纵向研究,每月进行血清学随访,共纳入 546 名患者(289 名女性,平均年龄 53.1 岁),大多数为轻症 COVID-19(370 例,68.3%)。患者中位随访时间为 302 天(186-311 天)。2 个月内 IgM 和 IgG 的血清转化率分别为 32%和 90%。4 个月时,90%的患者 IgM 发生血清学衰减,10 个月时 47%的患者 IgG 发生血清学衰减。年龄较大、急性发病时的症状数和急性 COVID-19 的严重程度均为 IgM(线性回归系数 1.10, = 0.001;β 5.15 = 0.014;β 43.84 = 0.021)和 IgG(β 1.43 < 0.001;β 10.46 < 0.001;β 46.79 < 0.001)长期免疫的独立预测因素,而初始 IgG 峰值仅与 IgG 持续时间相关(β 1.12, < 0.001)。IgM 抗体在 4 个月时消失,IgG 抗体在急性 COVID-19 后 10 个月时约有一半患者下降。这些影响因初始抗体反应强度、年龄和急性 COVID-19 的负担而异。