Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Breakthrough Infection and Post-Vaccination Neutralizing Antibodies Among Healthcare Workers in a Referral Hospital in Tokyo: A Case-Control Matching Study

• Published in: Clinical infectious diseases Vol. 75; no. 1; pp. e683 - e691
• Main Authors: Yamamoto, Shohei, Maeda, Kenji, Matsuda, Kouki, Tanaka, Akihito, Horii, Kumi, Okudera, Kaori, Takeuchi, Junko S, Mizoue, Tetsuya, Konishi, Maki, Ozeki, Mitsuru, Sugiyama, Haruhito, Aoyanagi, Nobuyoshi, Mitsuya, Hiroaki, Sugiura, Wataru, Ohmagari, Norio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: US Oxford University Press 24.08.2022
• Subjects: Antibodies, Neutralizing; Antibodies, Viral; BNT162 Vaccine; COVID-19 - prevention & control; Health Personnel; Hospitals; Humans; Major; Referral and Consultation; SARS-CoV-2; Tokyo - epidemiology; Vaccination; Tokyo; COVID-19; neutralizing antibody; breakthrough infection; vaccination

Abstract Background While increasing coverage of effective vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), emergent variants raise concerns about breakthrough infection. Data are limited, however, whether breakthrough infection during the epidemic of the variant is ascribed to insufficient vac...