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- Title
Long-Term SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Seroprevalence in Blood Donors, Italy.
- Authors
Ferrari, Martina; Di Marco, Lorenza; Pivetti, Alessandra; Paduano, Stefania; Vecchi, Chiara; Bernabucci, Veronica; Critelli, Rosina Maria; Lasagni, Simone; De Maria, Monica; Venturelli, Donatella; Pecorari, Monica; Boaretto, Giorgia; Serpini, Giulia Fregni; Romagnoli, Dante; Mantovani, Roberto; Ceccherelli, Giovanni Battista; Villa, Erica
- Abstract
We evaluated SARS-CoV-2 antibody response in voluntary blood donors in Italy at different timepoints. Immediately after lockdown easing, 908/25,657 donors (3.5%) had low IgG titers against nucleocapsid. In the next 2 years, titers increased despite few COVID-19 symptoms. On multivariate analysis, allergic rhinitis was associated with reduced risk for symptomatic COVID-19.
- Subjects
ITALY; SARS-CoV-2; BLOOD donors; SEROPREVALENCE; ANTIBODY formation; ALLERGIC rhinitis
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023, Vol 29, Issue 7, p1479
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3201/eid2907.221745