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 | Zendy

Lara J. Akinbami | Zendy; Lyle R. Petersen | Zendy; Samira Sami | Zendy; Nga Vuong | Zendy; Susan L. Lukacs | Zendy; Lisa Mackey | Zendy; Jenny Atas | Zendy; Bonnie LaFleur | Zendy

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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

Author(s) -

Lara J. Akinbami,

Lyle R. Petersen,

Samira Sami,

Nga Vuong,

Susan L. Lukacs,

Lisa Mackey,

Jenny Atas,

Bonnie LaFleur

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciab080

Subject(s) - medicine , coronavirus , covid-19 , disease , health care , antibody , respiratory system , immunology , intensive care medicine , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak , economics , economic growth

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.

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