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ArticleViruses2021

SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection in a Healthcare Worker Despite the Presence of Detectable Neutralizing Antibodies.

Thomas Theo Brehm, Susanne Pfefferle, Ronald von Possel, Robin Kobbe, Dominik Nörz, Stefan Schmiedel, Adam Grundhoff, Flaminia Olearo, Petra Emmerich, Alexis Robitaille and 10 more

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Article in Viruses, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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18citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Reinfection in patients with COVID-19: a systematic review.Global health research and policy · 2022
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  12. Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 symptomatic reinfection in four healthcare professionals from the same hospital despite the presence of antibodies.International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases · 2022
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  17. SARS-CoV-2-Specific Immune Response and the Pathogenesis of COVID-19.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Thomas Theo BrehmI.Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
Susanne PfefferleGerman Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Hamburg-Lübeck-Borstel-Riems, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7489-6557
Ronald von PosselBernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Bernhard-Nocht-Straße 74, 20359 Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9422-9401
Robin KobbeI.Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
Dominik NörzInstitute of Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
Stefan SchmiedelI.Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
Adam GrundhoffGerman Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Hamburg-Lübeck-Borstel-Riems, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0940-7045
Flaminia OlearoInstitute of Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
Petra EmmerichBernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Bernhard-Nocht-Straße 74, 20359 Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5093-4539
Alexis RobitailleHeinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Martinistraße 52, 20251 Hamburg, Germany.
Thomas GüntherHeinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Martinistraße 52, 20251 Hamburg, Germany.
Platon BraunStaff and Faculty Health Services, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
Gabriele AndersenStaff and Faculty Health Services, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
Johannes K KnoblochGerman Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Hamburg-Lübeck-Borstel-Riems, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2591-6387
Marylyn M AddoI.Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2836-9224
Ansgar W LohseI.Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
Martin AepfelbacherInstitute of Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
Nicole FischerInstitute of Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5092-8179
Julian Schulze Zur WieschI.Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5033-1938
Marc LütgehetmannGerman Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Hamburg-Lübeck-Borstel-Riems, Germany.
Universität Hamburg · DELeibniz Institute of Virology (LIV) · DEUniversity of Rostock · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

So far, only a few reports about reinfections with SARS-CoV-2 have been published, and they often lack detailed immunological and virological data. We report about a SARS-CoV-2 reinfection with a genetically distinct SARS-CoV-2 variant in an immunocompetent female healthcare worker that has led to a mild disease course. No obvious viral escape mutations were observed in the second virus variant. The infectious virus was shed from the patient during the second infection episode despite the presence of neutralizing antibodies in her blood. Our data indicate that a moderate immune response after the first infection, but not a viral escape, did allow for reinfection and live virus shedding.

Indexed as

Health PersonnelAdultAntibodies, NeutralizingCOVID-19FemaleHumansImmunityReinfectionSARS-CoV-2Virus SheddingWhole Genome SequencingAntibodies, NeutralizingCOVID-19healthcare workerimmunityneutralizing antibodiesreinfectionSARS-CoV-2

Identifiers

PMID33921216
PMCPMC8070424
OpenAlexW3153141542

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