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ArticleTurkish journal of medical sciences2022

A comparison of antibody response in kidney transplant recipients and healthcare workers who had PCR-confirmed COVID-19 infection.

Mevlüt Tamer Dincer, Necmi Eren, Ahmet Murt, Nuriye Yıldız, Şeyda Gül Özcan, Metin Ergül, Sibel Gökçay Bek, Zeynep Atlı, Sinan Trabulus, Erkan Dervişoğlu and 2 more

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Mevlüt Tamer DincerDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, İstanbul, Turkey.
Necmi ErenDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey.
Ahmet MurtDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, İstanbul, Turkey.
Nuriye YıldızDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey.
Şeyda Gül ÖzcanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, İstanbul, Turkey.
Metin ErgülDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey.
Sibel Gökçay BekDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey.
Zeynep AtlıDepartment of Account and Tax Application, Sinop University, Sinop, Turkey.
Sinan TrabulusDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, İstanbul, Turkey.
Erkan DervişoğluDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey.
Hamdi Levent DoğanayGenomic Laboratory (GLAB), Ümraniye Teaching and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, İstanbul, Turkey.
Nurhan SeyahiDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, İstanbul, Turkey.
Kocaeli Üniversitesi · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundData on antibody response following COVID-19 in kidney transplant recipients is scarce. This crosssectional study aims to investigate the antibody response to COVID-19 among kidney transplant recipients.

methodsWe recruited 46 kidney transplant recipients with RT-PCR-confirmed COVID-19 and 45 recipients without COVID-19 history. We also constructed two control groups (COVID-19 positive and negative) from a historical cohort of healthcare workers. We used age and sex-based propensity score matching to select the eligible subjects to the control groups. We measured the SARS-CoV-2 IgG levels quantitatively using the Abbott ARCHITECT system. An antibody level above 1.4 S/C was defined as positivity.

resultsTransplant recipients with COVID-19 had a higher BMI, and COVID-19 history in a household member was more common than that of the transplant recipient without COVID-19. IgG seropositivity rate (69.6% vs. 78.3%, p = 0.238) and the median IgG level (3.28 [IQR: 0.80-5.85] vs. 4.59 [IQR: 1.61-6.06], p = 0.499) were similar in COVID-19-positive transplant recipients and controls. Kidney transplant recipients who had a longer duration between RT-PCR and antibody testing had lower antibody levels (r = -0.532, p < 0.001). DISCUSSION: At the early post-COVID-19 period, kidney transplant recipients have a similar antibody response to controls. However, these patients' antibody levels and immunity should be closely monitored in the long term.

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COVID-19Kidney TransplantationAntibodies, ViralAntibody FormationCOVID-19 TestingHealth PersonnelHumansImmunoglobulin GPolymerase Chain ReactionSARS-CoV-2Transplant RecipientsAntibodies, ViralImmunoglobulin GCOVID-19immune responseimmunosuppressionkidney transplantationSARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody

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