Lazzerini, Marzia; Benvenuto, Simone; Mariani, Ilaria; Fedele, Giorgio; Leone, Pasqualina; Stefanelli, Paola; Vittori, Giada; Schreiber, Silvana; Tommasini, Alberto; Rezza, Giovanni; +2 more... Barbi, Egidio; Comar, Manola; (2022) Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 IgG Seroprevalence in Children and Factors Associated with Seroconversion: Results from a Multiple Time-Points Study in Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region, Italy. Children, 9 (2). p. 246. ISSN 2227-9067 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/children9020246
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Abstract
Data on the effective burden of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in the pediatric population are limited. We aimed at assessing the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies in children at three subsequent time-points. The study was conducted between January 2021 and July 2021 among children referring to the Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health "Burlo Garofolo" in Trieste, a referral regional hospital in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy. A multivariate analysis was conducted to assess factors independently associated with seroconversion. A total of 594 children were included. Anti-SARS-CoV-2 trimeric Spike protein IgG antibodies were found in 32 (15.4%) children tested in April-May and in 20 (11.8%) in June-July 2021, compared with 24 (11.1%) of those tested in January-February 2021 (p = 0.37, Armitage exact test for trend over time p = 0.76). A subgroup analysis and a multivariate logistic regression analysis were performed considering sociodemographic, clinical, and historical variables. Three categories of children showed statistically significant increased odds of positive anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies: children previously positive to a nasopharyngeal swab (AdjOR 15.41, 95%CI 3.44-69.04, p < 0.001), cohabitant with a person with an history of a previous positive nasopharyngeal swab (AdjOR 9.95, 95%CI 5.35-18.52, p < 0.001), and children with a foreign citizenship (AdjOR 2.4, 95%CI 1.05-5.70, p = 0.002). The study suggests that seroprevalence studies may be of limited help in estimating the prevalence of the COVID-19 pandemic in children. Further studies are needed to identify other markers of previous SARS-CoV-2 infection in children, such as CD4+ T cells or memory B-cells.
Item Type | Article |
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Faculty and Department | Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health > Dept of Infectious Disease Epidemiology & International Health (2023-) |
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Maternal and Newborn Health Group Centre for Maternal, Reproductive and Child Health (MARCH) |
PubMed ID | 35204966 |
Elements ID | 205004 |
Official URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children9020246 |
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