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Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among Swiss hospital workers: Results of a prospective cohort study.

  • Kohler PP Cantonal Hospital St Gallen, Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, St Gallen, Switzerland.
  • Kahlert CR Cantonal Hospital St Gallen, Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, St Gallen, Switzerland.
  • Sumer J Cantonal Hospital St Gallen, Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, St Gallen, Switzerland.
  • Flury D Cantonal Hospital St Gallen, Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, St Gallen, Switzerland.
  • Güsewell S Clinical Trials Unit, Cantonal Hospital of St Gallen, St Gallen, Switzerland.
  • Leal-Neto OB Epitrack, Recife, Brazil.
  • Notter J Cantonal Hospital St Gallen, Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, St Gallen, Switzerland.
  • Albrich WC Cantonal Hospital St Gallen, Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, St Gallen, Switzerland.
  • Babouee Flury B Cantonal Hospital St Gallen, Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, St Gallen, Switzerland.
  • McGeer A Sinai Health System, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Kuster S Federal Office of Public Health, Berne, Switzerland.
  • Risch L Labormedizinisches Zentrum Dr. Risch, Buchs, Switzerland.
  • Schlegel M Cantonal Hospital St Gallen, Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, St Gallen, Switzerland.
  • Vernazza P Cantonal Hospital St Gallen, Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, St Gallen, Switzerland.
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  • 2020-10-08
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  • Infection control and hospital epidemiology. - 2020
Microbiology (medical)
Epidemiology
Infectious Diseases
English In this prospective cohort of 1,012 Swiss hospital employees, 3 different assays were used to screen serum for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. Seropositivity was 1%; the positive predictive values of the lateral-flow immunoassay were 64% (IgG) and 13% (IgM). History of fever and myalgia most effectively differentiated seropositive and seronegative participants.
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