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Volume 24, Number 4—April 2018
Research

Influenza A(H7N9) Virus Antibody Responses in Survivors 1 Year after Infection, China, 2017

Mai-Juan Ma1, Cheng Liu1, Meng-Na Wu, Teng Zhao, Guo-Lin Wang, Yang Yang, Hong-Jing Gu, Peng-Wei Cui, Yuan-Yuan Pang, Ya-Yun Tan, Hui Hang, Bao Lin, Jiang-Chun Qin, Li-Qun FangComments to Author , Wu-Chun CaoComments to Author , and Li-Ling ChengComments to Author 
Author affiliations: Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China (M.-J. Ma, M.-N. Wu, T. Zhao, G.-L. Wang, H.-J. Gu, L.-Q. Fang, W.-C. Cao); University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA (Y. Yang); Suzhou Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Suzhou, China (C. Liu, P.-W. Cui, Y.-Y. Pang, Y.-Y. Tan, H. Hang, B. Lin, J.-C. Qin, L.-L. Chen)

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Table 3

Proportion of influenza A(H7N9) virus survivors with titers at seroprotective levels at acute phase of infection and 3 follow-up points after infection, China, 2017*

Antibody
 % Patients (95% CI)
Acute phase
 Follow-up visit 1
 Follow-up visit 2
 Follow-up visit 3
HI 54.5 (32.2–75.6) 92.0 (74.0–99.0) 82.6 (61.2–95.0) 36.4 (17.2–59.3)
NI 50.0 (28.2–71.8) 96.0 (79.6–99.9) 91.3 (72.0–98.9) 63.6 (40.7–82.8)
MN 22.7 (7.8–45.4) 88.0 (68.8–97.5) 87.0 (66.4–97.2) 86.4 (65.1–97.1)
IgG 45.5 (24.4–67.8) 100 (86.3–100) 100 (85.2–100) 100 (84.6–100)
IgA 54.5 (32.2–75.6) 96.0 (79.6–99.9) 60.9 (38.5–80.3) 59.1 (36.4–79.3)

*Seroprotective levels for HI, NI, and MN titers, >1:40; IgG >1:400; or IgA >1:50. HI, hemagglutination inhibition; MN, microneutralization; NI, neuraminidase inhibition.

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1These authors contributed equally to this article.

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