| ACE2 | angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 |
| ACE | angiotensin-converting enzyme |
| ACE1 | angiotensin-converting enzyme 1 |
| AIFA | Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco |
| Alpha | English variant B.1.1.7 |
| Anti-RBD IgG | Immunogloublin G anti receptor-binding domain |
| Anti-Spike | test igg anti-Spike |
| BAU | unità arbitrarie vincolanti |
| Beta variant | (former of South Africa) |
| BMI | body mass index |
| CI | intervallo di confidenza |
| CLIAs | chemiluminescence immunoassay |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| Delta | Indian variant B.1.617.2 |
| ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| EMA | European Medicines Agency |
| ETA | variant B.1.525; date of designation Mar-2021 |
| Gamma | Brasilian variant P.1 |
| hACE2 receptor | human angiotensin I-converting enzyme 2 receptor |
| IFN | Interferon |
| IgA | Immunoglobulins A |
| IgG | Immunoglobulins G |
| IgM | Immunoglobulins M |
| IOTA | variant B.1.526; earliest documented samples USA (Nov-2020), date of designation Mar-2021 |
| IQR | interquartile range |
| KAPPA | Indian variant B.1.617.1 |
| LAMBA | variant C.37; earliest documented samples Peru (Aug-2020), date of designation June 2021 |
| LFIAs | lateral flow immunoassays. |
| MERS | Middle East Respiratory Syndrome |
| MMF | mycophenolate mofetil |
| MPA | mycophenolic acid |
| MPPDH | inosine-5′-monophosphate dehydrogenase |
| NAAT | nucleic acid amplification test |
| NGS | Next-Generation Sequencing |
| bNAbs | Broadly neutralizing antibodies |
| N-IgG | anti-N-IgG |
| PRD | viral prion-like domain |
| RBD | receptor-binding domain |
| RBDs | receptor-binding domains |
| RDB-IgG | receptor-binding domain neutralizing antibodies |
| RT-PCR | real-time PCR Polymerase chain reaction |
| S | Spike glycoprotein |
| SARS-CoV-1 | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 1 |
| SARS-CoV-2 | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (COVID-19) |
| SARSr-CoV Rp3 | salivar protein similar to fused 8a and 8b SARS-CoV Beta Coronavirus |
| S-IgG | anti-Spike IgG |
| thio-NAD | thionicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| VIPIT | prothrombotic immune thrombocytopenia |
| VOC | variants of concern |
| VOI | variants of interest |
| ZETA | variant P.2 |