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. 2021 Aug 2;73(3):e822-e825.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab080.

Coronavirus Disease 2019 Symptoms and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Antibody Positivity in a Large Survey of First Responders and Healthcare Personnel, May-July 2020

Lara J Akinbami  1   2 , Lyle R Petersen  3 , Samira Sami  4   5 , Nga Vuong  5 , Susan L Lukacs  1   2 , Lisa Mackey  3 , Jenny Atas  6 , Bonnie J LaFleur  7
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 Symptoms and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Antibody Positivity in a Large Survey of First Responders and Healthcare Personnel, May-July 2020

Lara J Akinbami et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

A severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 serosurvey among first responder/healthcare personnel showed that loss of taste/smell was most predictive of seropositivity; percent seropositivity increased with number of coronavirus disease 2019 symptoms. However, 22.9% with 9 symptoms were seronegative, and 8.3% with no symptoms were seropositive. These findings demonstrate limitations of symptom-based surveillance and importance of testing.

Keywords: COVID-19 symptom; SARS-CoV-2; first responders; healthcare personnel; seroprevalence.

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