Cohort information

ITALY WP5
Organization University of Padova (UNIPD)
Name of cohort PADOVA
Referring partner UNIVR
Cohort Information Country(-ies), cities, regions or centers involved Padova, Italy
Time of data collection 12/2020 11/2024
Enrolment Inactive
Study setting Single center
Population Age Adults
Type Retrospective
Total number of patients 8511
Data collection Clinical data True
Serological data True
Genetic data False
Sample collection True
Sample collected Whole blood No
PBMC Yes
Dry-spot blood No
Plasma No
Serum Yes
Stool No
NP swabs Yes
Other Salivary swabs
Description The cohort consists of over six thousand healthcare workers from the University Hospital of Padova, stratified by gender, age and job title. The subjects are vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 and periodically tested with nasopharyngeal or salivary swabs. Subjects were also tested once with serology test between 1-3 months after the third dose of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine (approximately 1 year after the first dose). Clinical data were collected via online questionnaire.
Publications - SARS-CoV-2 Breakthrough Infections: Incidence and Risk Factors in a Large European Multicentric Cohort of Health Workers [Vaccines]
- Incidence and Determinants of Symptomatic and Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Breakthrough Infections After Booster Dose in a Large European Multicentric Cohort of Health Workers-ORCHESTRA Project [Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health]
- Multimorbidity and Serological Response to SARS-CoV-2 Nine Months after 1st Vaccine Dose: European Cohort of Healthcare Workers-ORCHESTRA Project [Vaccines]
- Determinants of Anti-S Immune Response at 12 Months after SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination in a Multicentric European Cohort of Healthcare Workers-ORCHESTRA Project [Vaccines]
- A Multi-Center Study Investigating Long COVID-19 in Healthcare Workers from North-Eastern Italy: Prevalence, Risk Factors and the Impact of Pre-Existing Humoral Immunity-ORCHESTRA Project [Vaccines]
- The impact of SARS-CoV-2 on healthcare workers of a large University Hospital in the Veneto Region: risk of infection and clinical presentation in relation to different pandemic phases and some relevant determinants [Frontiers in Public Health]
- Protective role of SARS-CoV-2 anti-S IgG against breakthrough infections among European healthcare workers during pre and post-Omicron surge – ORCHESTRA Project [Viruses]