Antigenic characterization of newly emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants is important to assess their immune escape and judge the need for future vaccine updates. To bridge data obtained from animal sera with ...
One of the most often used and least understood immunological terms is antibody titer. But what does titer mean, and how can this information be used in assessing the immune status of a horse? A titer ...
An antibody titer test identifies and measures the amount of antibodies in your blood, which indicates the strength of your immune response. Doctors use this test to determine if you’ve had past ...
Panel A shows the mutations of the omicron BA.1 and BA.2 sublineages in the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike protein. Panel B shows neutralizing antibody titers that ...
For >70 years, a 4-fold or greater rise in antibody titer has been used to confirm influenza virus infections in paired sera, despite recognition that this heuristic can lack sensitivity. Here we ...
In a recent pre-print study posted to the medRxiv* server, researchers analyzed the decline patterns of neutralizing antibodies following coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination through a ...
A recent study published in the journal Viruses reported that antibody titers against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) could serve as a marker for the severity of ...