Accepted for/Published in: JMIR Research Protocols
Date Submitted: Oct 9, 2022
Date Accepted: May 23, 2023
Date Submitted to PubMed: May 29, 2023
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A Protocol Study: Kinetics of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in pediatric patients and Characterization of Long COVID at Six months post-infection
ABSTRACT
Background:
Data regarding kinetics of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody and information about Long Covid in children are scarce, even though cases of COVID-19 in children are 18.5% of the total COVID-19 cases in the world with the prevalence of Long COVID is around 4-66%.
Objective:
We aimed to analyse anti RBD IgG antibodies over time and characterize long COVID sign and symptom in pediatric patients at 6 months following infection.
Methods:
This is a longitudinal observational study which was approved by the Medical and Health Research Ethics Committee (MHREC) Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing UGM (KE/FK/1288/EC/2021). COVID-19 pediatric patients diagnosed by positive molecular assay in nasopharyngeal swab will be tested for anti SARS-CoV-2 antibodies using the Roche Elecsys anti-SARS-CoV-2 S assay at the time of diagnosis, two weeks, one, three, and six months after diagnosed. Antibody titer data will be reported as mean and standard deviation. The respondents’ signs and symptoms will be observed up to 6 months after the onset of infection. The clinical features will be reported in frequency and percentage.
Results:
The funding was obtained in 2021, with participant enrollment starting in February to April 2022. Results analysis are expected in November 2022
Conclusions:
This can be the first study that reported the kinetics of Anti-SARS-COV-2 antibodies for up to 6 months following infection and long-covid prospectively in the Indonesian pediatric population.
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