Klebsiella pneumoniae is a leading cause of nosocomial infections, neonatal sepsis, and childhood mortality worldwide. A drastic rise in antibiotic-resistant isolates poses an urgent threat to humanity, and the World Health Organization (WHO) has classified this as a critical-priority antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) pathogen. Recent advancements in developing vaccines against Klebsiella pneumoniae have highlighted the lack of standardized assays to evaluate immunogenicity, complicating comparison among different vaccines under development and the establishment of a serological threshold of risk reduction (SToRR). Here, we describe the development of a ten-plex multiplex assay to measure IgG against capsular polysaccharides (K2, K25, K102, K149), O antigens (O1v1, O1v2, O2v1, O2v2 and O5), and a conserved protein (MrkA). A standard curve was established by pooling human sera from naturally exposed subjects and then calibrated in terms of Relative Luminex Units/mL. The assay was fully characterized in terms of specificity, precision, linearity, and repeatability. This immunoassay demonstrates performance suitable for future clinical trials, as well as to perform sero-epidemiological studies to gain insights into naturally occurring immunity, potentially contributing to the establishment of a serological threshold of risk reduction against Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Development and Characterization of a Ten-Plex Assay to Measure Klebsiella pneumoniae Antigen-Specific IgG in Human Sera.
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作者:Rovetini Luca, Belciug Gianina Florentina, Massai Luisa, Nonne Francesca, Alfini Renzo, Ranchod Heena, Reddy Denasha L, Molfetta Mariagrazia, Oldrini Davide, Totsika Makrina, Iturriza Miren, Dangor Ziyaad, Giannelli Carlo, Madhi Shabir A, Micoli Francesca, Carducci Martina, Rossi Omar
期刊: | Methods and Protocols | 影响因子: | 2.000 |
时间: | 2025 | 起止号: | 2025 May 19; 8(3):52 |
doi: | 10.3390/mps8030052 |
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