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A simple point-of-care assay accurately detects anti-spike antibodies after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination
Abstract
Objective
Lateral flow assays (LFA) are sensitive for detecting antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 proteins within weeks after infection. This study tested samples from immunocompetent adults, and those receiving treatments for chronic inflammatory diseases (CID), before and after mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccination.Methods
We compared results obtained with the COVIBLOCK Covid-19 LFA to those obtained by anti-spike (S) ELISA.Results
The LFA detected anti-S antibodies in 29 of 29 (100%) of the immunocompetent and 110 of 126 (87.3%) of the CID participants after vaccination. Semiquantitative LFA scores were statistically significantly lower in samples from immunosuppressed participants, and were significantly correlated with anti-S antibody levels measured by ELISA.Conclusions
This simple LFA test is a practical alternative to laboratory-based assays for detecting anti-S antibodies after infection or vaccination. This type of test may be most useful for testing people in outpatient or resource-limited settings.Many UC-authored scholarly publications are freely available on this site because of the UC's open access policies. Let us know how this access is important for you.