Reply to Escandon et al

Matthew Sims^{1

2

3}, Robert H Podolsky⁴, Gabriel N Maine^{5

6}, Richard H Kennedy^{3

7}, Ramin Homayouni³

Affiliations

¹ Section of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Beaumont Royal Oak, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, Michigan, USA.
³ Department of Foundational Medical Studies, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, Michigan, USA.
⁴ Biostatistics, Beaumont Research Institute, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA.
⁵ Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Beaumont Royal Oak, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA.
⁶ Department of Pathology, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, Michigan, USA.
⁷ Beaumont Research Institute, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA.

Editorial

Matthew Sims et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2021.

. 2021 Dec 6;73(11):2149-2150.

doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab258.

Matthew Sims^{1

2

3}, Robert H Podolsky⁴, Gabriel N Maine^{5

6}, Richard H Kennedy^{3

7}, Ramin Homayouni³

¹ Section of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Beaumont Royal Oak, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, Michigan, USA.
³ Department of Foundational Medical Studies, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, Michigan, USA.
⁴ Biostatistics, Beaumont Research Institute, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA.
⁵ Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Beaumont Royal Oak, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA.
⁶ Department of Pathology, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, Michigan, USA.
⁷ Beaumont Research Institute, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA.

No abstract available

Comment on

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Seropositivity and Asymptomatic Rates in Healthcare Workers Are Associated with Job Function and Masking.
Sims MD, Maine GN, Childers KL, Podolsky RH, Voss DR, Berkiw-Scenna N, Oh J, Heinrich KE, Keil H, Kennedy RH, Homayouni R. Sims MD, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Jul 30;73(Suppl 2):S154-S162. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1684. Clin Infect Dis. 2021. PMID: 33150375 Free PMC article.
Concerns With and Recommendations for Coronavirus Disease 2019 Research Related to Asymptomatic Infection and Mask Wearing.
Escandón K, Ulrich AK, Chou R. Escandón K, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Dec 6;73(11):2147-2148. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab257. Clin Infect Dis. 2021. PMID: 33754646 Free PMC article. No abstract available.