Open AccessDelayed Kinetics of IgG, but Not IgA, Antispike Antibodies in Transplant Recipients following SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Author(s) -
Paolo Cravedi,
Patrick Ahearn,
Lin Wang,
Tanuja Yalamarti,
Susan Hartzell,
Yorg Azzi,
Madhav C. Me,
Aditya V. Jain,
Marzuq Billah,
Marcelo Fernández-Viña,
Howard M. Gebel,
E. Steve Woodle,
Natalie S. Haddad,
Andrea Morrison-Porter,
F Eun-Hyung Lee,
Igñacio Sanz,
Enver Akalin,
Alin Girnita,
Jonathan S. Maltzman
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.451
H-Index - 279
eISSN - 1533-3450
pISSN - 1046-6673
DOI - 10.1681/asn.2021040573
Subject(s) - immunology , antibody , medicine , kidney transplantation , immunoglobulin g , kidney , virology
Kidney transplant recipients are at increased risk of severe outcomes during COVID-19. Antibodies against the virus are thought to offer protection, but a thorough characterization of anti-SARS-CoV-2 immune globulin isotypes in kidney transplant recipients following SARS-CoV-2 infection has not been reported.