Publications by authors named "Aparna Rakhe"

Article Synopsis
  • The Delta variant of COVID-19 caused a resurgence of cases in India, marking the second wave of the pandemic.
  • During this second wave, there was a 1.51-fold increase in neutralizing antibody response compared to the first wave, suggesting stronger immunity.
  • This indicates that the second wave, characterized by the Delta variant, triggered a more significant immune reaction among the population.*
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The pandemic of COVID-19 has caused enormous fatalities worldwide. Serological assays are important for detection of asymptomatic or mild cases of COVID-19, and sero-prevalence and vaccine efficacy studies. Here, we evaluated and compared the performance of seven commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)s for detection of anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) immunoglobulin G (IgG).

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