Seroprevalence of Antibody to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)-Associated Coronavirus among Health Care Workers in SARS and Non-SARS Medical Wards
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- 15 June 2004
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 38 (12) , e116-e118
- https://doi.org/10.1086/421019
Abstract
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.Keywords
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