Prior COVID-19 protects against reinfection, even in the absence of detectable antibodies

Affiliations

¹ Department of Infection, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Institute of Infection and Immunity, St George's University of London, UK. Electronic address: aodhan.breathnach@stgeorges.nhs.uk.
² Department of Infection and Tropical Medicine, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.
³ South London Specialist Virology Centre, Viapath, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
⁴ Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.
⁵ Department of Infection and Immunity Sciences, North West London Pathology, London, UK.
⁶ Department of Infection, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
⁷ Department of Infection, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Institute of Infection and Immunity, St George's University of London, UK.
⁸ Department of Infection, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Centre of Defence Pathology, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham, UK.
⁹ Department of Infection and Immunity Sciences, North West London Pathology, London, UK; Department of Infectious Diseases, Imperial College, London, UK.

Aodhán Seán Breathnach et al. J Infect. 2021 Aug.

. 2021 Aug;83(2):237-279.

doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2021.05.024. Epub 2021 May 28.

¹ Department of Infection, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Institute of Infection and Immunity, St George's University of London, UK. Electronic address: aodhan.breathnach@stgeorges.nhs.uk.
² Department of Infection and Tropical Medicine, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.
³ South London Specialist Virology Centre, Viapath, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
⁴ Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.
⁵ Department of Infection and Immunity Sciences, North West London Pathology, London, UK.
⁶ Department of Infection, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
⁷ Department of Infection, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Institute of Infection and Immunity, St George's University of London, UK.
⁸ Department of Infection, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Centre of Defence Pathology, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham, UK.
⁹ Department of Infection and Immunity Sciences, North West London Pathology, London, UK; Department of Infectious Diseases, Imperial College, London, UK.

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Dimeglio C, Herin F, Miedougé M, Da-Silva I, Porcheron M, Martin-Blondel G, Soulat JM, Izopet J. Dimeglio C, et al. J Infect. 2021 Sep;83(3):381-412. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2021.06.016. Epub 2021 Jun 18. J Infect. 2021. PMID: 34147528 Free PMC article. No abstract available.