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. 2021 Sep 20;59(10):e00527-21. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00527-21

TABLE 3.

Calibration of SARS-CoV-2 neutralization assays using first WHO standard for anti-SARS-CoV-2 immunoglobulin

First WHO International Standard for anti-SARS-CoV-2 immunoglobulin VSV-pseudo/Vero
LV-pseudo/293T
HTS-LV-pseudo/293T
ND50 ND80 ND50 ND80 ND50 ND80
WHO standard, GMT 1,511 557 3,047 567 4,650 1,396
Calibration factor (1,000 IU/ml ÷ standard GMT) 0.662 1.795 0.328 1.764 0.215 0.716
GMT neutralization titer among participants 309.7 102.8 177.9 41.96 271.7 86.3
Calibrated readout (IU/ml) 205 184.5 58.4 74.0 58.4 61.8