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Can commercial automated immunoassays be utilized to predict neutralizing antibodies after SARS-CoV-2 infection? A comparative study between three different assays.

Ismail, Ahmed; Shurrab, Farah M; Al-Jighefee, Hadeel T; Al-Sadeq, Duaa W; Qotba, Hamda; ... more authors ... less authors ( IMR , 2021 , Article)

Background: High-throughput assays that can infer neutralizing activity against SARS-CoV-2 are of great importance for assessing the immunity induced by natural infection and COVID-19 vaccines. We aimed to evaluate the ...

Performance evaluation of novel fluorescent-based lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA) for rapid detection and quantification of total anti-SARS-CoV-2 S-RBD binding antibodies in infected individuals

Shurrab, Farah M; Younes, Nadin; Al-Sadeq, Duaa W; Liu, Na; Qotba, Hamda; ... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)

The vast majority of the commercially available LFIA is used to detect SARS-CoV-2 antibodies qualitatively. Recently, a novel fluorescence-based LIFA test was developed for quantitative measurement of the total binding ...

Relative infectiousness of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine breakthrough infections, reinfections, and primary infections.

Abu-Raddad, Laith J; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ayoub, Houssein H; Tang, Patrick; Coyle, Peter; ... more authors ... less authors ( Springer , 2022 , Article)

SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections in vaccinated individuals and in those who had a prior infection have been observed globally, but the transmission potential of these infections is unknown. The RT-qPCR cycle threshold ...

Characterizing the effective reproduction number during the COVID-19 pandemic: Insights from Qatar’s experience

Bsat, Raghid; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Coyle, Peter; Tang, Patrick; Hasan, Mohammad R; ... more authors ... less authors ( International Society of Global Health , 2022 , Article)

Background: The effective reproduction number, Rt, is a tool to track and understand epidemic dynamics. This investigation of Rt estimations was conducted to guide the national COVID-19 response in Qatar, from the onset ...

Effects of BA.1/BA.2 subvariant, vaccination, and prior infection on infectiousness of SARS-CoV-2 omicron infections.

Qassim, Suelen H; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ayoub, Houssein H; AlMukdad, Sawsan; Tang, Patrick; ... more authors ... less authors ( Oxford University Press , 2022 , Article)

Compared to BA.1, BA.2 was associated with lower RT-qPCR cycle threshold (Ct) value-3.53 fewer cycles (95% CI: 3.46-3.60), signifying higher infectiousness. This may reflect higher viral load and/or longer duration of ...

SARS-CoV-2 Infection Is at Herd Immunity in the Majority Segment of the Population of Qatar.

Al-Thani, Mohamed H; Farag, Elmoubasher; Bertollini, Roberto; Al Romaihi, Hamad Eid; Abdeen, Sami; ... more authors ... less authors ( Oxford University Press , 2021 , Article)

Qatar experienced a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic that disproportionately affected the craft and manual worker (CMW) population, who comprise 60% of the total population. This study ...

BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant in Qatar.

Tang, Patrick; Hasan, Mohammad R; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Yassine, Hadi M; Benslimane, Fatiha M; ... more authors ... less authors ( Nature Researc , 2021 , Article)

With the global expansion of the highly transmissible SARS-CoV-2 Delta (B.1.617.2) variant, we conducted a matched test-negative case-control study to assess the real-world effectiveness of COVID-19 messenger RNA vaccines ...

Effects of Previous Infection and Vaccination on Symptomatic Omicron Infections.

Altarawneh, Heba N; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ayoub, Houssein H; Tang, Patrick; Hasan, Mohammad R; ... more authors ... less authors ( Massachusetts Medical Society , 2022 , Article)

The protection conferred by natural immunity, vaccination, and both against symptomatic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection with the BA.1 or BA.2 sublineages of the omicron (B.1.1.529) ...

Long-term COVID-19 booster effectiveness by infection history and clinical vulnerability and immune imprinting: a retrospective population-based cohort study

Hiam, Chemaitelly; Ayoub, Houssein H; Tang, Patrick; Coyle, Peter; Yassine, Hadi M; ... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)

BackgroundLong-term effectiveness of COVID-19 mRNA boosters in populations with different previous infection histories and clinical vulnerability profiles is inadequately understood. We aimed to investigate the effectiveness ...

Duration of immune protection of SARS-CoV-2 natural infection against reinfection.

Chemaitelly, Hiam; Nagelkerke, Nico; Ayoub, Houssein H; Coyle, Peter; Tang, Patrick; ... more authors ... less authors ( Oxford University Press , 2022 , Article)

The future of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic hinges on virus evolution and duration of immune protection of natural infection against reinfection. We investigated duration of protection afforded by natural infection, the effect ...