SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in a Belgian cohort of patients with cystic fibrosis.

BACKGROUND: In Belgium, COVID-19 epidemy began on February 4, 2020 with a peak on April 10, 2020. Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) followed in the Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc were rapidly isolated before the government lockdown. METHODS: After the peak of the epidemy, we measured anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgM and IgG antibodies in 149 patients and collected clinical data. RESULTS: Only 3 asymptomatic patients presented IgG against the virus. In one patient hospitalized for COVID-19 (positive molecular testing), we did not detect any anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, as in thirty-five other symptomati... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Berardis, Silvia
Verroken, Alexia
Vetillart, Aude
Struyf, Catherine
Gilbert, Marie
Gruson, Damien
Gohy, Sophie
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
Verlag/Hrsg.: Elsevier
Schlagwörter: Adult / Antibodies / Viral / Asymptomatic Infections / Belgium / COVID-19 / COVID-19 Serological Testing / Communicable Disease Control / Cystic Fibrosis / Diagnosis / Differential / Female / Hospitalization / Humans / Male / Outcome Assessment / Health Care / Risk Assessment / SARS-CoV-2 / Seroepidemiologic Studies / Seroprevalence
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29291908
Datenquelle: BASE; Originalkatalog
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Link(s) : http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/240931

BACKGROUND: In Belgium, COVID-19 epidemy began on February 4, 2020 with a peak on April 10, 2020. Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) followed in the Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc were rapidly isolated before the government lockdown. METHODS: After the peak of the epidemy, we measured anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgM and IgG antibodies in 149 patients and collected clinical data. RESULTS: Only 3 asymptomatic patients presented IgG against the virus. In one patient hospitalized for COVID-19 (positive molecular testing), we did not detect any anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, as in thirty-five other symptomatic patients considered as possible cases. CONCLUSIONS: Even if respiratory symptoms linked to CF are frequent and compatible with COVID-19, anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies were detected only in 3 asymptomatic patients. This reassuring study concerning the risk of COVID-19 in patients with CF illustrates the difficulty to distinguish COVID-19 symptoms from respiratory exacerbations and the need of generalized molecular testing to make a precise diagnosis.