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- Title
Perceived versus proven SARS-CoV-2-specific immune responses in health-care professionals.
- Authors
Behrens, Georg M. N.; Cossmann, Anne; Stankov, Metodi V.; Witte, Torsten; Ernst, Diana; Happle, Christine; Jablonka, Alexandra
- Abstract
There have been concerns about high rates of thus far undiagnosed SARS-CoV-2 infections in the health-care system. The COVID-19 Contact (CoCo) Study follows 217 frontline health-care professionals at a university hospital with weekly SARS-CoV-2-specific serology (IgA/IgG). Study participants estimated their personal likelihood of having had a SARS-CoV-2 infection with a mean of 21% [median 15%, interquartile range (IQR) 5–30%]. In contrast, anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG prevalence was about 1–2% at baseline. Regular anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG testing of health-care professionals may aid in directing resources for protective measures and care of COVID-19 patients in the long run.
- Subjects
GERMANY; ACADEMIC medical centers; ENZYME-linked immunosorbent assay; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; RESEARCH; CONTACT tracing; SEROPREVALENCE; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; COVID-19
- Publication
Infection, 2020, Vol 48, Issue 4, p631
- ISSN
0300-8126
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s15010-020-01461-0