Author:
Chen Chien-Chia,Hsu Meng-Kai,Huang Yi-Jen,Lai Mei-Jun,Wu Shu-Wei,Lin Min-Huey,Hung Hsu-Shan,Lin Yu-Chun,Huang Yu-Tsung,Lee Ya-Fen,Tsai Meng-Kun,Lee Chih-Yuan
Abstract
Patients undergoing kidney transplantation have a poor response to vaccination and a higher risk of disease progression of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The effectiveness of vaccine doses and antibody titer tests against the mutant variant in these patients remains unclear. We retrospectively analyzed the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a single medical center according to vaccine doses and immune responses before the outbreak. Among 622 kidney transplant patients, there were 77 patients without vaccination, 26 with one dose, 74 with two doses, 357 with three, and 88 with four doses. The vaccination status and infection rate proportion were similar to the general population. Patients undergoing more than three vaccinations had a lower risk of infection (odds ratio = 0.6527, 95% CI = 0.4324–0.9937) and hospitalization (odds ratio = 0.3161, 95% CI = 0.1311–0.7464). Antibody and cellular responses were measured in 181 patients after vaccination. Anti-spike protein antibody titer of more than 1,689.3 BAU/mL is protective against SARS-CoV-2 infection (odds ratio = 0.4136, 95% CI = 0.1800–0.9043). A cellular response by interferon-γ release assay was not correlated with the disease (odds ratio = 1.001, 95% CI = 0.9995–1.002). In conclusion, despite mutant strain, more than three doses of the first-generation vaccine and high antibody titers provided better protection against the omicron variant for a kidney transplant recipient.
Funder
National Taiwan University Hospital
Academia Sinica
E-Da Hospital
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