title: Antibody Response and Disease Severity in Healthcare Worker MERS Survivors.
abstract: We studied antibody response in 9 healthcare workers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, who survived Middle East respiratory syndrome, by using serial ELISA and indirect immunofluorescence assay testing. Among patients who had experienced severe pneumonia, antibody was detected for >18 months after infection. Antibody longevity was more variable in patients who had experienced milder disease.
authors.forename: Abeer N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Alshukairi
authors.forename: Imran
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Khalid
authors.forename: Waleed A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Ashraf M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Dada
authors.forename: Daniyah T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Bayumi
authors.forename: Laut S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Malic
authors.forename: Sahar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Althawadi
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ignacio
authors.forename: Hanadi S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Alsalmi
authors.forename: Hail M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Al-Abdely
authors.forename: Ghassan Y
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Wali
authors.forename: Ismael A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Qushmaq
authors.forename: Basem M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Alraddadi
authors.forename: Stanley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Perlman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*; D018352:Coronavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology* / Q000821:virology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D065207:Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D012529:Saudi Arabia / Q000453:epidemiology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017741:Survivors; D017201:Virus Shedding
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial
keywords: ELISA; IFA; Jeddah; MERS-CoV; Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus; Saudi Arabia; antibody; healthcare workers; immune response; indirect immunofluorescence assay; viruses