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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2022

Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in a Cohort of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis under Disease-Modifying Therapies.

Agustín Sancho-Saldaña, Anna Gil Sánchez, Bibiana Quirant-Sánchez, Lara Nogueras, Silvia Peralta, Maria José Solana, Cristina González-Mingot, Yhovanni Gallego, Laura Quibus, Cristina Ramo-Tello and 6 more

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Agustín Sancho-SaldañaNeurology Department, Hospital Universitario Arnau de Vilanova, IRB Lleida, 25198 Lleida, Spain.
Anna Gil SánchezNeuroimmunology Group, Institut de Recerca Biomèdica, Universitat de Lleida, 25001 Lleida, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0738-5578
Bibiana Quirant-SánchezImmunology Division, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, LCMN, 08916 Badalona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-3875-8074
Lara NoguerasNeuroimmunology Group, Institut de Recerca Biomèdica, Universitat de Lleida, 25001 Lleida, Spain.
Silvia PeraltaMultiple Sclerosis Foundation from Lleida, 25198 Lleida, Spain.
Maria José SolanaNeurology Department, Hospital Universitario Arnau de Vilanova, IRB Lleida, 25198 Lleida, Spain.
Cristina González-MingotNeurology Department, Hospital Universitario Arnau de Vilanova, IRB Lleida, 25198 Lleida, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6387-8764
Yhovanni GallegoNeurology Department, Hospital Universitario Arnau de Vilanova, IRB Lleida, 25198 Lleida, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1379-1991
Laura QuibusNeurology Department, Hospital Universitario Arnau de Vilanova, IRB Lleida, 25198 Lleida, Spain.
Cristina Ramo-TelloMultiple Sclerosis and Clinical Neuroimmunology Unit, Neurosciences Department, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, 08916 Badalona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-8643-5053
Silvia Presas-RodríguezMultiple Sclerosis and Clinical Neuroimmunology Unit, Neurosciences Department, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, 08916 Badalona, Spain.
Eva Martínez-CáceresImmunology Division, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, LCMN, 08916 Badalona, Spain.
Pascual TorresNeuroimmunology Group, Institut de Recerca Biomèdica, Universitat de Lleida, 25001 Lleida, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-7903-3478
José Vicente HervásHospital de Sant Joan Despí Moisès Broggi, 08970 Sant Joan Despí, Spain.
Joan VallsBiostatistics Group, Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida, 25198 Lleida, Spain.
Luis BrievaNeurology Department, Hospital Universitario Arnau de Vilanova, IRB Lleida, 25198 Lleida, Spain.

Funding

Instituto de Salud Carlos III N/A
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) used to treat multiple sclerosis (MS) alter the immune system and therefore increase the risk of infection. There is growing concern about the impact of COVID-19 on patients with MS (pwMS), especially those treated with DMTs. Methods: This is a single-center prospective observational study based on data from the Esclerosis Múltiple y COVID-19 (EMCOVID-19) study. Demographic characteristics, MS history, laboratory data and SARS-CoV-2 serology, and symptoms of COVID-19 in pwMS treated with any DTM were extracted. The relationship among demographics, MS status, DMT, and COVID-19 was evaluated. Results: A total of 259 pwMS were included. The administration of interferon was significantly associated with the presence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies (26.4% vs. 10.7%, p = 0.006). Although patients taking interferon were significantly older (49.1 vs. 43.5, p = 0.003), the association of interferon with the presence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies was still significant in the multivariate analysis (OR 2.99 (1.38; 6.36), p = 0.006). Conclusions: According to our data, pwMS present a higher risk of COVID-19 infection compared with results obtained from the general population. There is no evidence of a worse COVID-19 outcome in pwMS. DMTs did not significantly change the frequency of COVID-19, except for interferon; however, these findings must be interpreted with caution given the small sample of pwMS taking each DMT.

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PMCPMC9099725

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