DOI: 10.12890/2021_002617

The Meaning of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in a Patient with a Systemic Reaction to the mRNA-1273 SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine after Previous Natural Immunization

Authors

  • Lorraine Sazgary Medical Outpatient Clinic, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
  • Andrea Meienberg Medical Outpatient Clinic, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
  • Christoph T Berger Medical Outpatient Clinic, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
  • Michael Mayr Medical Outpatient Clinic, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

michael.mayr@usb.ch

Keywords

COVID-19, vaccine, immune-reactivity, SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid antibody, SARS-CoV-2 spike antibody

Abstract

Objectives: There is limited experience regarding the meaning of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies after vaccination in patients with naturally acquired immunity.

Methods: We describe the case of a patient who received the first dose of the mRNA-1273 SARS-CoV-2 vaccine 6 months after his recovery from moderately severe COVID-19.

Results: Our patient had a positive nucleocapsid SARS-CoV-2 IgG/IgM titre with 78.7 multiple of cut-off indicating persistent humoral immune response 6 months after infection. After vaccination, he developed prolonged systemic symptoms (fever, fatigue, nausea, diarrhoea and myalgia) for a duration of 6 days.

Conclusion: SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid antibodies provide information about naturally acquired immunity. For the assessment of immune response to vaccination, measurement of the SARS-CoV-2 spike antibody titre before and after vaccination is essential. Patients with naturally acquired immunity might develop a prolonged systemic reaction to the first dose of the mRNA-1273 SARS-CoV-2 vaccine.

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Published

2021-06-04

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 6 (2021)

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Sazgary L, Meienberg A, Berger CT, Mayr M. The Meaning of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in a Patient with a Systemic Reaction to the mRNA-1273 SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine after Previous Natural Immunization . EJCRIM [Internet]. 2021 Jun. 4 [cited 2026 Nov. 4];8(6). Available from: https://ejcrim.com/index.php/ejcrim/article/view/2617