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- Title
Predictors of Recurrent Laboratory-Confirmed Symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infections in a Cohort of Healthcare Workers.
- Authors
Trujillo, Xóchitl; Mendoza-Cano, Oliver; Ríos-Silva, Mónica; Huerta, Miguel; Guzmán-Esquivel, José; Benites-Godínez, Verónica; Lugo-Radillo, Agustin; Bricio-Barrios, Jaime Alberto; Cárdenas-Rojas, Martha I.; Ríos-Bracamontes, Eder Fernando; Ortega-Macías, Vannya Marisol; Ruiz-Montes de Oca, Valeria; Murillo-Zamora, Efrén
- Abstract
Background: Repeated SARS-CoV-2 infections are plausible and related published data are scarce. We aimed to identify factors associated with the risk of recurrent (three episodes) laboratory-confirmed symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted, and 1,700 healthcare workers were enrolled. We used risk ratios (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) to evaluate the factors associated with symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections. Results: We identified 14 participants with recurrent illness episodes. Therefore, the incidence rate was 8.5 per 10,000 person months. In a multiple-model study, vaccinated adults (vs. unvaccinated, RR = 1.05 [1.03–1.06]) and those with a severe first illness episode (vs. mild disease, RR = 1.05 [1.01–1.10]) were at increased risk for repeated symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 reinfections. Increasing age showed a protective effect (per each additional year of age: RR = 0.98 [0.97–0.99]). Conclusions: Our results suggest that recurrent SARS-CoV-2 infections are rare events in adults, and they seem to be determined, partially, by vaccination status and age.
- Subjects
MEDICAL personnel; SARS-CoV-2; VACCINATION status; DISEASE relapse; CONFIDENCE intervals
- Publication
Vaccines, 2023, Vol 11, Issue 3, p626
- ISSN
2076-393X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/vaccines11030626