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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Nucleocapsid Antigen in Urine of Hospitalized Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019

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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) nucleocapsid antigen (N-Ag) can be detected in the blood of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We used a highly sensitive and specific assay to explore the presence of N-Ag in urine during the course of COVID-19 and its relationship with the severity of disease. Methods We studied urinary and plasma N-Ag using a highly sensitive immunoassay in 82 patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection proved by polymerase chain reaction. Results In the first and second weeks of COVID-19, hospitalized patients tested positive for urinary N-Ag (81.25% and 71.79%, respectively) and plasma N-Ag (93.75% and 94.87%, respectively). High urinary N-Ag levels were associated with the absence of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid antibodies, admission in intensive care units, high C-reactive protein levels, lymphopenia, eosinopenia, and high lactate dehydrogenase levels. Higher accuracy was observed for urinary N-Ag as a predictor of severe COVID-19 than for plasma N-Ag. Conclusions Our study demonstrates that N-Ag is present in the urine of patients hospitalized in the early phase of COVID-19. As a direct marker of SARS-CoV-2, urinary N-Ag reflects the dissemination of viral compounds in the body. Urinary N-Ag may be a useful marker for disease severity in SARS-CoV-2 infections.
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hal-03678704 , version 1 (20-01-2025)

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Nicolas Veyrenche, Amandine Pisoni, Ségolène Debiesse, Karine Bollore, Anne-Sophie Bedin, et al.. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Nucleocapsid Antigen in Urine of Hospitalized Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022, ⟨10.1093/infdis/jiac073⟩. ⟨hal-03678704⟩
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