Outcomes of COVID-19 re-infections: a single-center cohort of 167 patients with systemic rheumatic diseases.

COVID-19 Re-infections Rheumatic diseases

Journal

Rheumatology international
ISSN: 1437-160X
Titre abrégé: Rheumatol Int
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 8206885

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
29 Mar 2024
Historique:
received: 09 01 2024
accepted: 27 02 2024
medline: 29 3 2024
pubmed: 29 3 2024
entrez: 29 3 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Data on COVID-19 re-infections in patients with systemic rheumatic diseases (SRDs) are lacking. We aimed to describe the course and outcomes of COVID-19 re-infections in these patients versus controls. In this single-center retrospective study, we included 167 consecutive SRD patients with at least one COVID-19 re-infection (mean age 47.3 years, females 70.7%). SRD patients were compared in terms of patient-perceived COVID-19 re-infection severity and hospitalizations/deaths with 167 age/sex-matched non-SRD controls. Logistic regression analysis was performed to assess potential milder re-infection versus primary infection severity, adjusting for study group, demographics (age, sex), vaccination status, body mass index, smoking, and comorbidities. 23 and 7 out of 167 re-infected SRD patients experienced two and three re-infections, respectively, which were comparable to the re-infection rates in controls (two: 32; and three: 2) who also had comparable COVID-19 vaccination history (89% and 95% vaccinated, respectively). In the initial infection, patients with SRDs were hospitalized (7.2% versus 1.8%, p = 0.017), and had received antiviral treatment (16.1% versus 4.7%, p < 0.001) more frequently than controls. However, hospitalizations (1.8% vs 0.6%) and antiviral treatment (7.8% vs 3.5%) did not differ (p > 0.05) between patients and controls at the first re-infection, as well as during the second and third re-infection; no deaths were recorded. Perceived severity of re-infections was also comparable between patients and controls (p = 0.847) and among those on biologic DMARDs or not (p = 0.482). In multivariable analysis, neither SRDs presence nor demographics or comorbidities were associated with COVID-19 re-infection severity. COVID-19 re-infection severity (patient-perceived/hospitalizations/deaths) did not differ between SRDs and controls.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38548908
doi: 10.1007/s00296-024-05573-w
pii: 10.1007/s00296-024-05573-w
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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Informations de copyright

© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.

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Auteurs

Alexandros Panagiotopoulos (A)

Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Mikras Asias 75 Str, Athens, Greece.

George E Fragoulis (GE)

Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Mikras Asias 75 Str, Athens, Greece. geofragoul@yahoo.gr.

Aikaterini Arida (A)

Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Mikras Asias 75 Str, Athens, Greece.

Vassiliki-Kalliopi Bournia (VK)

Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Mikras Asias 75 Str, Athens, Greece.

Gerasimos Evangelatos (G)

Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Mikras Asias 75 Str, Athens, Greece.

Kalliopi Fragkiadaki (K)

Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Mikras Asias 75 Str, Athens, Greece.

Evrydiki Kravvariti (E)

Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Mikras Asias 75 Str, Athens, Greece.

Katerina Laskari (K)

Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Mikras Asias 75 Str, Athens, Greece.

Maria Mylona (M)

Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Mikras Asias 75 Str, Athens, Greece.

Nikolaos Michalakeas (N)

Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Mikras Asias 75 Str, Athens, Greece.

Nikolaos Papazoglou (N)

Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Mikras Asias 75 Str, Athens, Greece.

Maria Pappa (M)

Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Mikras Asias 75 Str, Athens, Greece.

Vassiliki Poulia (V)

Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Mikras Asias 75 Str, Athens, Greece.

Stylianos Panopoulos (S)

Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Mikras Asias 75 Str, Athens, Greece.

Sevastiani Ziarangali (S)

Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Mikras Asias 75 Str, Athens, Greece.

Vasileios Papatheodorou (V)

Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Mikras Asias 75 Str, Athens, Greece.

Maria G Tektonidou (MG)

Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Mikras Asias 75 Str, Athens, Greece.

Petros P Sfikakis (PP)

Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Mikras Asias 75 Str, Athens, Greece.

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