IgG, IgM and neutralizing antibodies to SARS-COV-2 in medical workers during the year (2020-2021) before the start of mass vaccination
V.M. Kornatskyi1, N.O. Ryzhkova1, T.I. Gavrilenko1, A.M. Dorokhina1, Yu.V. Kornatskyi1, O.A. Pidgaina1, S.М. Babii2, O.M. Pasichnichenko2
- State Institution National Scientific Center «M.D. Strazhesko Institute of Cardiology National Acad- emy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine», Kyiv, Ukraine;
- Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15407/fz68.03.044
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Abstract
The purpose of the work is to assess the levels of IgG, IgM and neutralizing antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in
medical workers during the year (2020-2021) before the start of mass vaccination, depending on the presence of clinical symptoms and positive PCR test. It is established that people without antibodies to SARSCoV-2 do not have neutralizing antibodies. The antibody levels, as well as percentage of neutralization,
were higher in individuals who had just recovered from Covid-19 and have positive PCR at the beginning
of the disease compared to those who had no clinical manifestation. There was a positive correlation between the level of IgG and percentage of neutralization. In persons without pronounced clinical symptoms
of coronavirus infection, moderately positive neutralizing antibodies prevail, whereas in the vast majority
of recovered individuals they are highly positive.
Keywords:
antibodies; coronavirus.
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