High rates of SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity in nursing home residents

Affiliations

¹ UK Dementia Research Institute Care Research & Technology Centre, based at Imperial College London and the University of Surrey; Department of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN.
² Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London SW7 2AZ.
³ Park Medical Centre, Hammersmith, London W6 0QG.
⁴ North West London Pathology, Charing Cross Hospital, London W6 8RF.
⁵ Department of Public Health, Hammersmith & Fulham Council, London W6 9JU.
⁶ Immunisation and Countermeasures Division, Public Health England, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5EQ.
⁷ UK Dementia Research Institute Care Research & Technology Centre, based at Imperial College London and the University of Surrey; Department of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN. Electronic address: david.sharp@imperial.ac.uk.
⁸ Department of Infection, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Charing Cross Hospital, London W6 8RF.

Graham Nsn et al. J Infect. 2021 Feb.

. 2021 Feb;82(2):282-327.

doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.08.040. Epub 2020 Aug 27.

¹ UK Dementia Research Institute Care Research & Technology Centre, based at Imperial College London and the University of Surrey; Department of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN.
² Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London SW7 2AZ.
³ Park Medical Centre, Hammersmith, London W6 0QG.
⁴ North West London Pathology, Charing Cross Hospital, London W6 8RF.
⁵ Department of Public Health, Hammersmith & Fulham Council, London W6 9JU.
⁶ Immunisation and Countermeasures Division, Public Health England, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5EQ.
⁷ UK Dementia Research Institute Care Research & Technology Centre, based at Imperial College London and the University of Surrey; Department of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN. Electronic address: david.sharp@imperial.ac.uk.
⁸ Department of Infection, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Charing Cross Hospital, London W6 8RF.

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