Safe Pseudovirus-based Assay for Neutralization Antibodies against Influenza A(H7N9) Virus
Chao Qiu
1, Yang Huang
1, Anli Zhang
1, Di Tian
1, Yanmin Wan
1, Xiaoling Zhang, Wanju Zhang, Zhiyong Zhang, Zhenghong Yuan, Yunwen Hu, Xiaoyan Zhang, and Jianqing Xu
Author affiliations: Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Shanghai, China (C. Qiu, A. Zhang, D. Tian, Y. Wan, Xiaoling Zhang, W. Zhang, Z. Zhang, Z. Yuan, Y. Hu, Xiaoyan Zhang, J. Xu); Fudan University, Shanghai (C. Qiu, Y. Huang, A. Zhang, Z. Yuan, Xiaoyan Zhang, J. Xu); Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China (Xiaoyan Zhang, J. Xu)
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Table
Comparison of HI and pseudovirus-based neutralization assay results for influenza A(H7N9) virus*
HI titer†
|
Pseudovirus IC50 titer |
>40
|
<40‡
|
>20§
|
<20§
|
+ |
12 |
2 |
13 |
1 |
– |
0 |
50 |
4 |
46 |
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