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. 2021 Apr 20;99(6):1275–1279. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2021.04.007

Table 1.

Characteristics of studies examining immune response to COVID-19 infection and the response to the COVID-19 vaccines among patients with ESKD receiving kidney replacement therapy

Author Patient population Infection vs. vaccine Sample size Follow-up Outcome Result
Clark et al.3 MHD Infection 136 6 mo Anti-NP Anti-RBD 85% Seropositive;
70% T-cell response in seronegative patients



Forbes et al.4 MHD Infection 122 184 d Anti-NP 100% Seropositive
Increasing Ab over time



Anft et al.5 MHD and control Infection 14 and 14 Not provided T-cell response Robust response in MHD



Canas et al.6 MHD/pediatric patients Infection 14 13 wk Anti-S IgG 38% Seropositive



Torreggiani et al.7 MHD Vaccine/Pfizer 101 3 wk after first vaccination Anti-S IgG 35% Seropositive



Billany et al.8 MHD Vaccine/Pfizer + AZ 94 28 d after first dose Anti-S IgG 80% Seropositive



Attias et al.9 MHD Vaccine/Pfizer 69 Weekly until 3 wk after second dose Anti-S IgG 80% Seropositive previous infection better response after first dose



Simon et al.10 MHD and control Vaccine/Pfizer 81 and 80 3 wk after second vaccine Anti-NP Low titers in MHD (171 vs. 478)



Berar Yanar et al.11 MHD, PD, and control Vaccine/Pfizer 127, 33, and 132 21–35 d after the second dose Anti-S IgG Low titers in dialysis patients, 6 de novo infections in dialysis patients



Boyarsky et al.12 Kidney Tx Vaccine/both mRNA vaccines 436 20 d Anti-S IgG 17% Seropositive



Benotmane et al.13 Kidney Tx Vaccine/mRNA 1273 242 28 d Anti-S IgG 11% Seropositive



Benotmane et al.14 Kidney Tx Vaccine/mRNA 1273 205 28 d after second dose Anti-S IgG 48% Seropositive

AZ, AstraZeneca; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; ESKD, end-stage kidney disease; MHD, maintenance hemodialysis; NP, nucleocapsid protein; PD, peritoneal dialysis; RBD, receptor-binding domain; S, spike; Tx, transplantation.