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Determinants of the Development of SARS-CoV-2 Anti-Spike Immune-Response after Vaccination among Healthcare Workers in Egypt.

Engy Mohamed El-Ghitany, Mona H Hashish, Shehata Farag, Eman A Omran, Azza Galal Farghaly, Nashwa Fawzy Abd El-Moez Azzam

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Article in Vaccines, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Engy Mohamed El-GhitanyDepartment of Tropical Health, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21526, Egypt.
Mona H HashishDepartment of Microbiology, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21526, Egypt.
Shehata FaragDepartment of Biostatistics, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21526, Egypt.
Eman A OmranDepartment of Microbiology, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21526, Egypt.
Azza Galal FarghalyDepartment of Tropical Health, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21526, Egypt.
Nashwa Fawzy Abd El-Moez AzzamDepartment of Microbiology, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21526, Egypt.
Alexandria University · EG

Funding

Science and Technology Development Fund 43834
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundUnderstanding the factors affecting humoral immune response to COVID-19 vaccines among healthcare workers (HCWs) is essential to predict their level of protection. Vaccination elicits antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 spike protein (anti-S).

aimTo investigate the factors associated with the presence of SARS-CoV-2 anti-S antibodies among vaccinated HCWs.

methodsThis cross-sectional study included 143 vaccinated HCWs, with or without a history of previous COVID-19 infection (clinically, radiologically, or by laboratory results) from different departments. Socio-demographic, clinical, as well as vaccine-related data, were recorded. Serum samples were collected and tested for SARS-CoV-2 spike antibodies.

resultsVaccination provoked an immunogenic response, where the overall anti-S positivity was 83.9% (95% CI: 77.8-90.0%). The response was not affected either by the age or gender of HCWs. Out of the 143 HCWs, 46 (32.1%; 95% CI: 24.4-39.9%) reported a previous history of COVID-19 infection, and seropositivity was significantly higher among them (

conclusionsAntibody positivity was significantly affected by the previous history of COVID-19 infection, type of vaccine, the number of doses received, and duration since vaccination.

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healthcare workersimmune responsepost-vaccinationSARS-CoV-2 anti-spike antibody

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PMID35214633
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