Long-term detection of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies after infection and risk of re-infection

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OBJECTIVES: To evaluate long-term sensitivity for detection of total antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 METHODS: From week 41, 2020, through week 26, 2021, all Danish blood donations were tested for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies with the Wantai assay. The results were linked with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test results from the Danish Microbiological Database (MiBa).

RESULTS: During the study period, 105,646 non-vaccinated Danish blood donors were tested for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, and 3,806 (3.6%) had a positive PCR test before the blood donation. Among the donors with a positive PCR test, 94.2% subsequently also had a positive antibody test. The time between the positive PCR test and the antibody test was up to 15 months and there was no evidence of a decline in proportion with detectable antibodies over time. A negative serological result test was associated with a higher incidence of re-infection (Incidence Rate Ratio = 0.102 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.039-0.262)).

CONCLUSION: Among healthy blood donors, 94.2% developed SARS-CoV-2 antibodies after infection, and a lack of detectable antibodies was associated with re-infection.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:116

Enthalten in:

International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 116(2022) vom: 06. März, Seite 289-292

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hønge, Bo Langhoff [VerfasserIn]
Hindhede, Lotte [VerfasserIn]
Kaspersen, Kathrine Agergård [VerfasserIn]
Harritshøj, Lene Holm [VerfasserIn]
Mikkelsen, Susan [VerfasserIn]
Holm, Dorte Kinggaard [VerfasserIn]
Nilsson, Anna Christine [VerfasserIn]
Sækmose, Susanne Gjørup [VerfasserIn]
Sørensen, Erik [VerfasserIn]
Aagaard, Bitten [VerfasserIn]
Hjalgrim, Henrik [VerfasserIn]
Jørgensen, Charlotte Sværke [VerfasserIn]
Krause, Tyra Grove [VerfasserIn]
Ullum, Henrik [VerfasserIn]
Pedersen, Ole Birger Vestager [VerfasserIn]
Ostrowski, Sisse Rye [VerfasserIn]
Erikstrup, Christian [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Viral
Blood donors
Journal Article
SARS-CoV-2
Sensitivity
Seroprevalence
Wantai

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Date Completed 01.03.2022

Date Revised 28.09.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijid.2022.01.041

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM336123337