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Article: Relative rates of non-pneumonic SARS coronavirus infection and SARS coronavirus pneumonia

TitleRelative rates of non-pneumonic SARS coronavirus infection and SARS coronavirus pneumonia
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Issue Date2004
PublisherThe Lancet Publishing Group. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/lancet
Citation
Lancet, 2004, v. 363 n. 9412, p. 841-845 How to Cite?
AbstractBackground Although the genome of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) has been sequenced and a possible animal reservoir identified, seroprevalence studies and mass screening for detection of subclinical and non-pneumonic infections are still lacking. Methods We cloned and purified the nucleocapsid protein and spike polypeptide of SARS-CoV and examined their immunogenicity with serum from patients with SARS-CoV pneumonia. An ELISA based on recombinant nucleocapsid protein for IgG detection was tested with serum from 149 healthy blood donors who donated 3 years previously and with serum positive for antibodies against SARS-CoV (by indirect immunofluorescence assay) from 106 patients with SARS-CoV pneumonia. The seroprevalence of SARS-CoV was studied with the ELISA in healthy blood donors who donated during the SARS outbreak in Hong Kong, non-pneumonic hospital inpatients, and symptom-free health-care workers. All positive samples were confirmed by two separate western-blot assays (with recombinant nucleocapsid protein and recombinant spike polypeptide). Findings Western-blot analysis showed that the nucleocapsid protein and spike polypeptide of SARS-CoV are highly immunogenic. The specificity of the IgG antibody test (ELISA with positive samples confirmed by the two western-blot assays) was 100%, and the sensitivity was 94·3%. Three of 400 healthy blood donors who donated during the SARS outbreak and one of 131 non-pneumonic paediatric inpatients were positive for IgG antibodies, confirmed by the two western-blot assays (total, 0·48% of our study population). Interpretation Our findings support the existence of subclinical or non-pneumonic SARS-CoV infections. Such infections are more common than SARS-CoV pneumonia in our locality.
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dc.contributor.authorWoo, PCYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLau, SKPen_HK
dc.contributor.authorTsoi, HWen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChan, KHen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWong, BHLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChe, XYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorTam, VKPen_HK
dc.contributor.authorTam, SCFen_HK
dc.contributor.authorCheng, VCCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHung, IFNen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWong, SSYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorZheng, BJen_HK
dc.contributor.authorGuan, Yen_HK
dc.contributor.authorYuen, KYen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T07:52:53Z-
dc.date.available2010-09-06T07:52:53Z-
dc.date.issued2004en_HK
dc.identifier.citationLancet, 2004, v. 363 n. 9412, p. 841-845en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0140-6736en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/79289-
dc.description.abstractBackground Although the genome of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) has been sequenced and a possible animal reservoir identified, seroprevalence studies and mass screening for detection of subclinical and non-pneumonic infections are still lacking. Methods We cloned and purified the nucleocapsid protein and spike polypeptide of SARS-CoV and examined their immunogenicity with serum from patients with SARS-CoV pneumonia. An ELISA based on recombinant nucleocapsid protein for IgG detection was tested with serum from 149 healthy blood donors who donated 3 years previously and with serum positive for antibodies against SARS-CoV (by indirect immunofluorescence assay) from 106 patients with SARS-CoV pneumonia. The seroprevalence of SARS-CoV was studied with the ELISA in healthy blood donors who donated during the SARS outbreak in Hong Kong, non-pneumonic hospital inpatients, and symptom-free health-care workers. All positive samples were confirmed by two separate western-blot assays (with recombinant nucleocapsid protein and recombinant spike polypeptide). Findings Western-blot analysis showed that the nucleocapsid protein and spike polypeptide of SARS-CoV are highly immunogenic. The specificity of the IgG antibody test (ELISA with positive samples confirmed by the two western-blot assays) was 100%, and the sensitivity was 94·3%. Three of 400 healthy blood donors who donated during the SARS outbreak and one of 131 non-pneumonic paediatric inpatients were positive for IgG antibodies, confirmed by the two western-blot assays (total, 0·48% of our study population). Interpretation Our findings support the existence of subclinical or non-pneumonic SARS-CoV infections. Such infections are more common than SARS-CoV pneumonia in our locality.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherThe Lancet Publishing Group. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/lanceten_HK
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dc.subject.meshBlood Donorsen_HK
dc.subject.meshBlotting, Westernen_HK
dc.subject.meshChina - epidemiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshCoronavirus - genetics - isolation & purificationen_HK
dc.subject.meshCross Infection - epidemiology - immunologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assayen_HK
dc.subject.meshHumansen_HK
dc.subject.meshImmunoglobulin G - analysis - immunologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshMembrane Glycoproteins - analysisen_HK
dc.subject.meshNucleocapsid Proteins - genetics - immunologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshPneumonia, Viral - epidemiology - immunology - virologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshRecombinant Proteins - analysis - immunologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshSeroepidemiologic Studiesen_HK
dc.subject.meshSevere Acute Respiratory Syndrome - epidemiology - immunology - virologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshViral Envelope Proteins - analysisen_HK
dc.titleRelative rates of non-pneumonic SARS coronavirus infection and SARS coronavirus pneumoniaen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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