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. 2021 Oct;42(10):1260-1265.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.1370. Epub 2020 Dec 15.

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

Norihiro Yogo  1   2 , Kristina L Greenwood  3 , Leslie Thompson  4 , Pamela J Wells  5 , Stephen Munday  4   6 , Tyler C Smith  7 , Besa Smith  7 , Omid R Bakhtar  8   9
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Point prevalence survey to evaluate the seropositivity for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among high-risk healthcare workers

Norihiro Yogo et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 Oct.

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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