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SARS-CoV-2 antibody prevalence, titres and neutralising activity in an antenatal cohort, United Kingdom, 14 April to 15 June 2020.

Authors :
Lumley SF
Eyre DW
McNaughton AL
Howarth A
Hoosdally S
Hatch SB
Kavanagh J
Chau KK
Downs LO
Cox S
Dunn L
Justice A
Wareing S
Dingle K
Rudkin J
Auckland K
Fyfe A
Bolton J
Paton R
Mentzer AJ
Jeffery K
Andersson MI
James T
Peto TEA
Marsden BD
Screaton G
Cornall RJ
Klenerman P
Ebner D
Stuart DI
Crook DW
Stoesser N
Kennedy SH
Thompson C
Gupta S
Matthews PC
Source :
Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin [Euro Surveill] 2020 Oct; Vol. 25 (42).
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

SARS-CoV-2 IgG screening of 1,000 antenatal serum samples in the Oxford area, United Kingdom, between 14 April and 15 June 2020, yielded a 5.3% seroprevalence, mirroring contemporaneous regional data. Among the 53 positive samples, 39 showed in vitro neutralisation activity, correlating with IgG titre (Pearson's correlation p<0.0001). While SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in pregnancy cohorts could potentially inform population surveillance, clinical correlates of infection and immunity in pregnancy, and antenatal epidemiology evolution over time need further study.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1560-7917
Volume :
25
Issue :
42
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
33094717
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.41.2001721