Milomir Radoslav Bezanovic, Zorana Budakov Obradovic, Nevenka Bujandric, Neda Kocic, Mirjana Krga Milanovic, Milan Majkic, Boris Obrovski, Jasmina Grujic
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has major implications on the entire blood supply system worldwide. Seroepidemiological studies are certainly necessary for better understanding the global burden that the COVID-19 pandemic represents. OBJECTIVES: In this study, we analysed the association between demographic factors, COVID-19 severity, vaccination status and the reactivity of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies in Serbian blood donors. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In a prospective study, demographic data and data related to previous SARS-CoV-2 infection, COVID-19 severity and vaccination status among whole blood donors were analysed, from February 10 to August 10, 2022, at the Blood Transfusion Institute of Vojvodina, Serbia...
April 1, 2024: Transfusion Medicine