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. 2021 May 4;72(9):1645-1648.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa936.

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

William B Stubblefield  1 , H Keipp Talbot  2   3 , Leora R Feldstein  4 , Mark W Tenforde  4 , Mohammed Ata Ur Rasheed  4 , Lisa Mills  4 , Sandra N Lester  4 , Brandi Freeman  4 , Natalie J Thornburg  4 , Ian D Jones  1 , Michael J Ward  1 , Christopher J Lindsell  5 , Adrienne Baughman  1 , Natasha Halasa  6 , Carlos G Grijalva  3 , Todd W Rice  2 , Manish M Patel  4 , Wesley H Self  1
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Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Among Frontline Healthcare Personnel During the First Month of Caring for Patients With COVID-19-Nashville, Tennessee

William B Stubblefield et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

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.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus; healthcare personnel; serology.

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