Seroprevalence of Antibody to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)–Associated Coronavirus among Health Care Workers in SARS and Non-SARS Medical Wards

The seroprevalence of antibody to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)–associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) in cohorts of health care workers (HCWs) with subclinical infection in SARS and non-SARS medical wards was 2.3% (3 of 131 HCWs) and 0% (0 of 192 HCWs), respectively. Rates for clinical SARS-C...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 2004-06, Vol.38 (12), p.e116-e118
Main Authors: Ip, Margaret, Chan, Paul K. S., Lee, Nelson, Wu, Alan, Ng, Tony K. C., Chan, Louis, Ng, Albert, Kwan, H. M., Tsang, Lily, Chu, Ida, Cheung, Jo L. K., Sung, Joseph J. Y., Tam, John S.
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Language:English
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Antibodies, Viral - blood
Health Personnel
Hong Kong
Hospital Units
Humans
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional
Occupational Exposure
SARS coronavirus
SARS Virus - immunology
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - epidemiology
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - transmission
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Summary:The seroprevalence of antibody to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)–associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) in cohorts of health care workers (HCWs) with subclinical infection in SARS and non-SARS medical wards was 2.3% (3 of 131 HCWs) and 0% (0 of 192 HCWs), respectively. Rates for clinical SARS-CoV infection among 742 HCWs on these wards were highest among nurses (11.6%) and health care assistants (11.8%), indicating that these occupations are associated with the highest risks for exposure.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1086/421019