Publications

Authors:

Lotti, Virginia; Spiteri, Gianluca; Caliskan, Gulser; Monaco, Maria Grazia Lourdes; Gibellini, Davide; Verlato, Giuseppe; Porru, Stefano

Title:

SARS-CoV-2 Positivity in Foreign-Born Adults: A Retrospective Study in Verona, Northeast Italy

Year:

2024

Type of item:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Language:

Inglese

Format:

Elettronico

Referee:

No

Name of journal:

LIFE

ISSN of journal:

2075-1729

N° Volume:

14

Number or Folder:

6

Page numbers:

1-11

Keyword:

COVID-19; Italians; SARS-CoV-2; foreign born; nasopharyngeal swab; working adult population

Short description of contents:

: We compared SARS-CoV-2 positivity between the foreign-born adult working population and Italians living in the Verona area to investigate whether being a foreign-born adult could confer an increased risk of infection or lead to a diagnostic delay. The present study included 105,774 subjects, aged 18-65 years, tested for SARS-CoV-2 by nasopharyngeal swabs and analyzed at the University Hospital of Verona between January 2020 and September 2022. A logistic regression model was used, controlling for gender, age, time of sampling, and source of referral. A higher proportion of SARS-CoV-2 positivity in Italian (30.09%) than in foreign-born (25.61%) adults was reported, with a higher proportion of SARS-CoV-2 positivity in men than women in both cohorts analyzed. The difference in swab positivity among Italian and foreign-born adults was the highest in people aged 18-29 years (31.5% vs. 23.3%) and tended to disappear thereafter. Swab positivity became comparable between Italian and foreign-born adults during the vaccination campaign. Multivariable analysis confirmed the lower risk of swab positivity among foreign-born adults (OR = 0.85, 95% CI 0.82-0.89). In the Verona area, foreign-born adults showed a lower rate of SARS-CoV-2 positivity than the native population, likely because of underdiagnosis. Hence, public health should increase attention toward these particularly vulnerable populations.

Product ID:

140359

Handle IRIS:

11562/1130011

Last Modified:

September 4, 2024

Bibliographic citation:

Lotti, Virginia; Spiteri, Gianluca; Caliskan, Gulser; Monaco, Maria Grazia Lourdes; Gibellini, Davide; Verlato, Giuseppe; Porru, Stefano, SARS-CoV-2 Positivity in Foreign-Born Adults: A Retrospective Study in Verona, Northeast Italy «LIFE» , vol. 14 , n. 6 , 2024 , pp. 1-11

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