Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Among Frontline Healthcare Personnel During the First Month of Caring for Patients With COVID-19-Nashville, Tennessee.

Stubblefield, William B; Talbot, H Keipp; Feldstein, Leora R; Tenforde, Mark W; Ur Rasheed, Mohammed Ata; Mills, Lisa; Lester, Sandra N; Freeman, Brandi et al. · Clin Infect Dis · 2021

cross_sectional · Level IV

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Abstract

Among 249 healthcare personnel who worked in hospital units with COVID-19 patients for 1 month, 19 (7.6%) tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. Only 11 (57.9%) of the 19 personnel with positive serology reported symptoms of a prior illness, suggesting asymptomatic healthcare personnel could be an important source of SARS-CoV-2 transmission.

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