A retrospective cross-sectional observational study of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection in La Ribera Health Department, Valencia, Spain

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Introduction. The possibility of reinfection by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a widely proven fact and may have clinical implications. Hypothesis/Gap Statement. It is not known whether there have been cases of reinfection by SARS-CoV-2 in La Ribera Health Department. Aim. To determine whether there have been cases of reinfection by SARS-CoV-2 in La Ribera Health Department and to identify their characteristics. Methodology. Retrospective cross-sectional observational study of cases of reinfection by SARS-CoV-2 in the population of La Ribera Department between March 2020 and February 2021. The positive baseline cohort includes all cases positive by RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2, with reinfection cases being those that, after resolution of the first episode according to the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria, presented a new positive RT-PCR result. Results. Out of a total of 15687 cases with positive RT-PCR, 40 were considered to be reinfections, which meant a cumulative incidence of 0.255% and an incidence density of 5.05 cases per 100000 person-days. Most of the cases occurred during the highest incidence peaks of the pandemic in the department. Seventy-five per cent of the patients in these cases were older than 40 years, 42.5% were healthcare professionals or nursing home residents and 12.5% had an immunosuppressive comorbidity. There were no severe, critical or death cases. In the reinfection episodes, with respect to the first episode, there was a tendency to be milder, they required fewer days of hospitalization, their RT-PCR became negative earlier, they developed a greater humoral response and the sick leave period was shorter. The median period between the RT-PCR in the first episode and the RT-PCR in the second episode was 127.5 days (range: 48-301; IQR: 89.5-256.25) Conclusions. SARS-CoV-2 reinfection cases are rare, tend to be mild and can occur within a median period of 127.5 days.

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García, S. L. B. (2022). A retrospective cross-sectional observational study of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection in La Ribera Health Department, Valencia, Spain. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 71(10). https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.001599

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