Waning of SARS-CoV-2 Seropositivity among Healthy Young Adults over Seven Months.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We conducted a longitudinal study to estimate immunity produced in response to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection among university students over seven months.

Methods

All participants were attending a public university and resided in Pitt County, North Carolina. University students enrolled weekly for 10 weeks between 26 August 2020 and 28 October 2020, resulting in 136 young adults completing at least one study visit by 17 November 2020. Enrolled students completed an online survey and nasal swab collection at two-week intervals and monthly blood collection between 26 August 2020 and 31 March 2021.

Results

Amongst 695 serum samples tested during follow-up, the prevalence of a positive result for anti-nucleocapsid antibod

SUBMITTER: Lea CS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9505545 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature