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. 2020 Dec;81(6):e10-e12.
doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.09.021. Epub 2020 Sep 19.

Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 significantly varies with age: Preliminary results from a mass population screening

Gabriele Pagani  1 , Federico Conti  2 , Andrea Giacomelli  2 , Dario Bernacchia  2 , Rossana Rondanin  3 , Andrea Prina  3 , Vittore Scolari  4 , Cecilia Eugenia Gandolfi  5 , Silvana Castaldi  6 , Giuseppe Marano  5 , Cosimo Ottomano  7 , Patrizia Boracchi  5 , Elia Biganzoli  5 , Massimo Galli  2
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Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 significantly varies with age: Preliminary results from a mass population screening

Gabriele Pagani et al. J Infect. 2020 Dec.

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Keywords: COVID-19; Italy; Mass screening; SARS-CoV-2; Seroprevalence.

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Estimated probability of IgG positivity as a function of age Solid line: estimates, dashed lines: 95% confidence intervals.
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