Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Viremia in Presymptomatic Blood Donors in the Delta and Omicron Variant Eras.

Paula SaáRebecca V FinkHina DawarClara Di GermanioLeilani MontalvoDavid J WrightDavid E KrysztofSteven H KleinmanTheresa NesterDebra A KesslerRebecca L TownsendBryan R SpencerHany KamelJackie VannoyMichael P BuschSusan L StramerMars Stone Phillip J Norrisnull null

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2023)

Presymptomatic plasma samples from 1596 donors reporting coronavirus disease 2019 infection or symptoms after blood donation were tested for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA and anti-S and anti-N antibodies. Prior infection and vaccination both protected from developing SARS-CoV-2 RNAemia and from symptomatic infection. RNAemia rates did not differ in the Delta and Omicron variant eras.

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respiratory syndrome coronavirus
coronavirus disease
risk factors
emergency department
depressive symptoms
nucleic acid