2024
Low antibody levels associated with significantly increased rate of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection in a highly vaccinated population from the US National Basketball Association
Tai C, Haviland M, Kissler S, Lucia R, Merson M, Maragakis L, Ho D, Anderson D, DiFiori J, Grubaugh N, Grad Y, Mack C. Low antibody levels associated with significantly increased rate of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection in a highly vaccinated population from the US National Basketball Association. Journal Of Medical Virology 2024, 96: e29505. PMID: 38465748, DOI: 10.1002/jmv.29505.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntibody levelsSARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 antibody levelsPfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccineHistory of SARS-CoV-2 infectionCox proportional hazards modelsLow antibody levelsProportional hazards modelRisk of infectionMRNA vaccinesRates of SARS-CoV-2 infectionAnalytic cohortPrimary seriesPfizer-BioNTechVaccine doseIncreased rate of SARS-CoV-2 infectionInterquartile rangeBooster schedulesHazards modelSerological testsInfectionSARS-CoV-2Vaccinated individualsAntibodiesAntibody test
2021
Viral dynamics of acute SARS-CoV-2 infection and applications to diagnostic and public health strategies
Kissler SM, Fauver JR, Mack C, Olesen SW, Tai C, Shiue KY, Kalinich CC, Jednak S, Ott IM, Vogels CBF, Wohlgemuth J, Weisberger J, DiFiori J, Anderson DJ, Mancell J, Ho DD, Grubaugh ND, Grad YH. Viral dynamics of acute SARS-CoV-2 infection and applications to diagnostic and public health strategies. PLOS Biology 2021, 19: e3001333. PMID: 34252080, PMCID: PMC8297933, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001333.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionViral RNA concentrationClearance phaseAcute SARS-CoV-2 infectionReverse transcription-PCR testingPeak viral concentrationPersistent viral RNAPositive PCR testTranscription-PCR testingViral proliferationPublic health strategiesRNA concentrationViral concentrationInfection stagesCycle threshold valuesAcute infectionAsymptomatic individualsTest turnaround timeSymptomatic individualsClinical measuresHealth strategiesPatient progressPCR testingInfectionViral dynamics