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Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria

From: Comparison of anti-spike IgG, anti-spike IgA levels and neutralizing antibody activity induced by CoronaVac and BNT162b2 vaccines in patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases receiving immunosuppressive therapy

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Definition

Inclusion Criteria

Exclusion Criteria

IS group

Patients taking IS medications who are vaccinated with CoronaVac vaccine or BNT162b2 vaccine

Being between 16 and 80Ā years old

Taking a break from the IS medication for more than one month

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Taking IS medication due to IRD

Having SARS-CoV-2 infection history

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Not having SARS-CoV-2 infection history and not being contacted with SARS-CoV-2 infected household previously

Being contacted with SARS-CoV-2 infected household previously

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Receiving 2 doses of COVID-19 vaccine and Ab determination in minimum of 2Ā weeks and maximum of 3Ā months after the second dose of vaccination

Not receiving the second dose of vaccine

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Ab determination before 2Ā weeks or after 3Ā months since the second dose of vaccination

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Having a suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection

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Having a history of both SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 vaccination

HC group

Those who are vaccinated with CoronaVac vaccine or BNT162b2 vaccine

Being between 16 and 80Ā years old

Having history of IS disease or IS medication use

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Not having history of IS disease or IS medication use

Having SARS-CoV-2 infection history

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Not having SARS-CoV-2 infection history and not being contacted with SARS-CoV-2 infected household previously

Being contacted with SARS-CoV-2 infected household previously

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Receiving 2 doses of COVID-19 vaccine

Not receiving the second dose of vaccine

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Ab determination in minimum of 2Ā weeks and maximum of 3Ā months after the second dose of vaccination

Having a booster dose of the vaccine

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Ab determination before 2Ā weeks or after 3Ā months since the second dose of vaccination

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Having a suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection

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Having a history of both SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 vaccination

INF group

Patients with previous SARS-CoV-2 PCR positivity in three months

Not having history of IS disease or IS medication use

Having history of IS disease or IS medication use

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Not being contacted with SARS-CoV-2 infected household previously

Ab determination before 2Ā weeks or after 3Ā months since the PCR positivity

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Ab determination in minimum of 2Ā weeks and maximum of 3Ā months after SARS-CoV-2 PCR positivity

Having recurrent SARS-CoV-2 infection

  1. (IS Immunosuppressive group, HC Healthy controls, INF Infection group, IRD Inflammatory rheumatic diseases, Ab Antibody, PCR Polymerase chain reaction)