Point prevalence survey to evaluate the seropositivity for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among high-risk healthcare workers

Authors :: Omid Bakhtar
Norihiro Yogo
Besa Smith
Kristina L. Greenwood
Stephen Munday
Leslie Thompson
Pamela J Wells
Tyler C. Smith
Source :: Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Publication Year :: 2020
Publisher :: Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2020.
Abstract: Among 1,770 healthcare workers serving in high-risk care areas for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), 39 (2.2%) were seropositive. Exposure to severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the community was associated with being seropositive. Job or unit type and percentage of time working with COVID-19 patients were not associated with positive antibody tests.

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