Infectious Disease
Dialysis patients develop SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, which reduce the likelihood of reinfection
17th August 2021
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Hemodialysis patients who survived infection with SARS-CoV-2 developed and received antibodies that resulted in a lower likelihood of reinfection compared to previously uninfected patients.
“Serious infections with the acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) have devastating effects on patients on hemodialysis. The extent to which infection-induced antibody reactions maintain or protect is not known. ” Gemma D. Banham, MRCP, from the College of Medical and Dental Sciences at the University of Birmingham, and colleagues wrote. “This study describes the development of antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in a cohort of 990 hemodialysis patients.”
The content of the infographic was adapted from Banham GD et al. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2021; doi: 10.1681 / ASN.2021020188.
During the first wave of the pandemic (defined as March to July 2020), researchers found that 26% of patients had developed SARS-CoV-2 antibodies to spikes, and 75.9% of those patients had developed antibody- a median 124 days after infection. stayed positive.
Researchers observed fewer PCR-confirmed infections in patients with pre-existing antibodies than in those without antibodies during the second wave (defined as October 2020 to January 2021) (4.2% vs. 11.4%, a risk ratio of 0.37) is equivalent to.
The antibody status did not distinguish whether patients were symptomatic, hospitalized, or died.
“In summary, hemodialysis patients who survive SARS-CoV-2 infection produce an antibody response that is well sustained and appears to be associated with a reduced frequency of reinfection,” wrote Banham and colleagues. “Because patients with lower responses may be at increased risk of reinfection, the ability of anti-vaccine antibody responses to protect patients on hemodialysis should be closely monitored to determine effectiveness.”
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