Characteristics and outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections among double-vaccinated and triple-vaccinated patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases

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OBJECTIVE: To analyse the clinical profile of SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections in at least double-vaccinated patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRDs).

METHODS: Data from the physician-reported German COVID-19-IRD registry collected between February 2021 and July 2022 were analysed. SARS-CoV-2 cases were stratified according to patients' vaccination status as being not vaccinated, double-vaccinated or triple-vaccinated prior to SARS-CoV-2 infection and descriptively compared. Independent associations between demographic and disease features and outcome of breakthrough infections were estimated by multivariable logistic regression.

RESULTS: In total, 2314 cases were included in the analysis (unvaccinated n=923, double-vaccinated n=551, triple-vaccinated n=803, quadruple-vaccinated n=37). SARS-CoV-2 infections occurred after a median of 151 (range 14-347) days in patients being double-vaccinated, and after 88 (range 14-270) days in those with a third vaccination. Hospitalisation was required in 15% of unvaccinated, 8% of double-vaccinated and 3% of triple-vaccinated/quadruple-vaccinated patients (p<0.001). Mortality was 2% in unvaccinated, 1.8% in the double-vaccinated and 0.6% in triple-vaccinated patients. Compared with unvaccinated patients, double-vaccinated (OR 0.43, 95% CI 0.29 to 0.62) and triple-vaccinated (OR 0.13, 95% CI 0.08 to 0.21) patients showed a significant lower risk of COVID-19-related hospitalisation. Using multivariable analysis, the third vaccination was significantly associated with a lower risk for COVID-19-related death (OR 0.26; 95% CI 0.01 to 0.73).

CONCLUSIONS: Our cross-sectional data of COVID-19 infections in patients with IRD showed a significant reduction of hospitalisation due to infection in double-vaccinated or triple-vaccinated patients compared with those without vaccination and even a significant reduction of COVID-19-related deaths in triple-vaccinated patients. These data strongly support the beneficial effect of COVID-19 vaccination in patients with IRD.

TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: EuDRACT 2020-001958-21.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

RMD open - 9(2023), 2 vom: 17. Apr.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hasseli, Rebecca [VerfasserIn]
Richter, Jutta G [VerfasserIn]
Hoyer, Bimba Franziska [VerfasserIn]
Lorenz, Hanns-Martin [VerfasserIn]
Pfeil, Alexander [VerfasserIn]
Regierer, Anne Constanze [VerfasserIn]
Schmeiser, Tim [VerfasserIn]
Strangfeld, Anja [VerfasserIn]
Voll, Reinhard E [VerfasserIn]
Krause, Andreas [VerfasserIn]
Reckert, Sabine [VerfasserIn]
Gräßler, Anett [VerfasserIn]
Saar, Petra [VerfasserIn]
Kapelle, Andreas [VerfasserIn]
Backhaus, Marina [VerfasserIn]
Blank, Norbert [VerfasserIn]
Henes, Joerg [VerfasserIn]
Osiek, Silke [VerfasserIn]
Knothe, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Hoese, Guido [VerfasserIn]
Brandt-Jürgens, Jan [VerfasserIn]
Maltzahn, Anja [VerfasserIn]
Specker, Christof [VerfasserIn]
Müller-Ladner, Ulf [VerfasserIn]
Schulze-Koops, Hendrik [VerfasserIn]
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Alberding, Annette [Sonstige Person]
Alexander, Tobias [Sonstige Person]
Alten, Rieke [Sonstige Person]
Aman, Susanne [Sonstige Person]
Amberger, Christopher [Sonstige Person]
Amberger, Michaela [Sonstige Person]
Andermann, Bianka [Sonstige Person]
Anders, Nils [Sonstige Person]
Andreica, Ioana [Sonstige Person]
Andresen, Jan [Sonstige Person]
Andriopoulos, Nikolaos [Sonstige Person]
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Birkner, Gerhard [Sonstige Person]
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Themen:

Antirheumatic agents
COVID-19
COVID-19 Vaccines
Inflammation
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Vaccination

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Date Completed 19.04.2023

Date Revised 21.04.2023

published: Print

EudraCT: 2020-001958-21

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/rmdopen-2023-002998

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM355729202