Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Viremia in Presymptomatic Blood Donors in the Delta and Omicron Variant Eras.

Authors :: Saá P
Fink RV
Dawar H
Di Germanio C
Montalvo L
Wright DJ
Krysztof DE
Kleinman SH
Nester T
Kessler DA
Townsend RL
Spencer BR
Kamel H
Vannoy J
Busch MP
Stramer SL
Stone M
Norris PJ
Source :: Open forum infectious diseases [Open Forum Infect Dis] 2023 May 09; Vol. 10 (5), pp. ofad253. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 May 09 (Print Publication: 2023).
Publication Year :: 2023
Abstract: Presymptomatic plasma samples from 1596 donors reporting coronavirus disease 2019 infection or symptoms after blood donation were tested for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA and anti-S and anti-N antibodies. Prior infection and vaccination both protected from developing SARS-CoV-2 RNAemia and from symptomatic infection. RNAemia rates did not differ in the Delta and Omicron variant eras.<br />Competing Interests: Potential conflicts of interest. All authors: no reported conflicts.<br /> (© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America.)

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