id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-339344-qd73h1ie Simon, David Patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases receiving cytokine inhibitors have low prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 seroconversion 2020-07-24 .txt text/plain 4094 202 43 To test whether differences in social exposure between the groups account for the low prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 IgG responses in IMID patients treated with cytokine inhibitors, we assessed exposure risk variables (contact with persons with a respiratory infection, presence at workplace outside home, travel to risk areas) of IMID patient groups and control groups. The low seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in anti-cytokine treated IMIDs could have two principle explanations: While (i) the four groups were recruited in the same region, (ii) the HC control group having the highest prevalence for SARS-CoV-2 IgG was in direct contact with the IMID patients and (iii) all participants were exposed to similar detailed information regarding social behavior during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, IMID patients may have followed an even more stringent exposure prophylaxis than healthy individuals. ./cache/cord-339344-qd73h1ie.txt ./txt/cord-339344-qd73h1ie.txt