Low antispike antibody levels correlate with poor outcomes in COVID-19 breakthrough hospitalizations.
Devang K SanghaviShivang BhaktaHani M WadeiWendelyn BoschJennifer B CowartRickey E CarterSadia Z ShahBenjamin D PollockMatthew R NevilleSven P OmanLeigh SpeicherJason SiegelAmeya D ScindiaClaudia R LibertinKatie L KunzePatrick W JohnsonMark W MatsonPablo Moreno FrancoPublished in: Journal of internal medicine (2022)
Hospitalized breakthrough cases were more likely to have underlying risk factors than unvaccinated patients. Low-spike antibody titers may serve as an indicator for poor prognosis in breakthrough cases admitted to the hospital.