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Seroprevalence of Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 among the Personnel and Students of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece: A Preliminary Report

by
Ourania E. Tsitsilonis
1,
Dimitrios Paraskevis
2,
Evi Lianidou
3,
Vassilios Pierros
4,
Athanasios Akalestos
5,
Efstathios Kastritis
6,
Paraskevi Moutsatsou
7,
Andreas Scorilas
1,
Thomas Sphicopoulos
4,
Evangelos Terpos
6,
Nikolaos Thomaidis
3,
Athanassios Tsakris
8,
Nikolaos Voulgaris
9,
Christina C. Daskalaki
1,
Zoi Evangelakou
1,
Christina Fouki
2,
Despoina D. Gianniou
1,
Sentiljana Gumeni
1,
Evangelia-Georgia Kostaki
2,
Ioannis V. Kostopoulos
1,
Maria S. Manola
1,
Nikolaos Orologas-Stavrou
1,
Chrysanthi Panteli
1,
Eleni-Dimitra Papanagnou
1,
Pantelis Rousakis
1,
Aimilia D. Sklirou
1,
Stavroula Smilkou
3,
Dimitra Stergiopoulou
3,
Ioannis P. Trougakos
1,
Soritios Tsiodras
10,
Petros P. Sfikakis
11 and
Meletios-Athanasios Dimopoulos
6,*
1
Department of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), 15784 Athens, Greece
2
Department of Hygiene Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, School of Medicine, NKUA, 15772 Athens, Greece
3
Department of Chemistry, NKUA, Athens 15771, Greece
4
Department of Informatics and Telecommunications, NKUA, 15784 Athens, Greece
5
Roche Diagnostics (Hellas) S.A., 15125 Marousi, Greece
6
Department of Clinical Therapeutics, School of Medicine, Alexandra General Hospital, NKUA, 11528 Athens, Greece
7
Department of Clinical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University General Hospital Attikon, NKUA, 12462 Haidari, Greece
8
Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, NKUA, 11527 Athens, Greece
9
Department of Geology and Geoenvironment, NKUA, 15784 Athens, Greece
10
Fourth Department of Propedeutic Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University General Hospital Attikon, NKUA, 12462 Haidari, Greece
11
First Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Laiko General Hospital, NKUA, 15772 Athens, Greece
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Life 2020, 10(9), 214; https://doi.org/10.3390/life10090214
Received: 1 September 2020 / Revised: 16 September 2020 / Accepted: 17 September 2020 / Published: 21 September 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Ecology, Evolution and Epidemiology of Coronaviruses)
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Abstract

Due to early implementation of public health measures, Greece had low number of SARS-CoV-2 infections and COVID-19 severe incidents in hospitalized patients. The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (ΝΚUA), especially its health-care/medical personnel, has been actively involved in the first line of state responses to COVID-19. To estimate the prevalence of antibodies (Igs) against SARS-CoV-2 among NKUA members, we designed a five consecutive monthly serosurvey among randomly selected NKUA consenting volunteers. Here, we present the results from the first 2500 plasma samples collected during June–July 2020. Twenty-five donors were tested positive for anti-SARS-CoV-2 Igs; thus, the overall seroprevalence was 1.00%. The weighted overall seroprevalence was 0.93% (95% CI: 0.27, 2.09) and varied between males [1.05% (95% CI: 0.18, 2.92)] and females [0.84% (95% CI: 0.13, 2.49)], age-groups and different categories (higher in participants from the School of Health Sciences and in scientific affiliates/faculty members/laboratory assistants), but no statistical differences were detected. Although focused on the specific population of NKUA members, our study shows that the prevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 Igs for the period June–July 2020 remained low and provides knowledge of public health importance for the NKUA members. Given that approximately one in three infections was asymptomatic, continuous monitoring of the progression of the pandemic by assessing Ig seroprevalence is needed. View Full-Text
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2 antibodies; seroepidemiological study; seroprevalence; National and Kapodistrian University of Athens SARS-CoV-2 antibodies; seroepidemiological study; seroprevalence; National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
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Tsitsilonis, O.E.; Paraskevis, D.; Lianidou, E.; Pierros, V.; Akalestos, A.; Kastritis, E.; Moutsatsou, P.; Scorilas, A.; Sphicopoulos, T.; Terpos, E.; Thomaidis, N.; Tsakris, A.; Voulgaris, N.; Daskalaki, C.C.; Evangelakou, Z.; Fouki, C.; Gianniou, D.D.; Gumeni, S.; Kostaki, E.-G.; Kostopoulos, I.V.; Manola, M.S.; Orologas-Stavrou, N.; Panteli, C.; Papanagnou, E.-D.; Rousakis, P.; Sklirou, A.D.; Smilkou, S.; Stergiopoulou, D.; Trougakos, I.P.; Tsiodras, S.; Sfikakis, P.P.; Dimopoulos, M.-A. Seroprevalence of Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 among the Personnel and Students of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece: A Preliminary Report. Life 2020, 10, 214. https://doi.org/10.3390/life10090214

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Tsitsilonis OE, Paraskevis D, Lianidou E, Pierros V, Akalestos A, Kastritis E, Moutsatsou P, Scorilas A, Sphicopoulos T, Terpos E, Thomaidis N, Tsakris A, Voulgaris N, Daskalaki CC, Evangelakou Z, Fouki C, Gianniou DD, Gumeni S, Kostaki E-G, Kostopoulos IV, Manola MS, Orologas-Stavrou N, Panteli C, Papanagnou E-D, Rousakis P, Sklirou AD, Smilkou S, Stergiopoulou D, Trougakos IP, Tsiodras S, Sfikakis PP, Dimopoulos M-A. Seroprevalence of Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 among the Personnel and Students of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece: A Preliminary Report. Life. 2020; 10(9):214. https://doi.org/10.3390/life10090214

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Tsitsilonis, Ourania E.; Paraskevis, Dimitrios; Lianidou, Evi; Pierros, Vassilios; Akalestos, Athanasios; Kastritis, Efstathios; Moutsatsou, Paraskevi; Scorilas, Andreas; Sphicopoulos, Thomas; Terpos, Evangelos; Thomaidis, Nikolaos; Tsakris, Athanassios; Voulgaris, Nikolaos; Daskalaki, Christina C.; Evangelakou, Zoi; Fouki, Christina; Gianniou, Despoina D.; Gumeni, Sentiljana; Kostaki, Evangelia-Georgia; Kostopoulos, Ioannis V.; Manola, Maria S.; Orologas-Stavrou, Nikolaos; Panteli, Chrysanthi; Papanagnou, Eleni-Dimitra; Rousakis, Pantelis; Sklirou, Aimilia D.; Smilkou, Stavroula; Stergiopoulou, Dimitra; Trougakos, Ioannis P.; Tsiodras, Soritios; Sfikakis, Petros P.; Dimopoulos, Meletios-Athanasios. 2020. "Seroprevalence of Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 among the Personnel and Students of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece: A Preliminary Report" Life 10, no. 9: 214. https://doi.org/10.3390/life10090214

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