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
Lara J. Akinbami, Lyle R. Petersen, Samira Sami, Nga Vuong, Susan L. Lukacs, Lisa Mackey, Jenny Atas, Bonnie LaFleur
Abstract
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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MedicineCoronavirusCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)DiseaseHealth careAntibodyRespiratory systemInternal medicine2019-20 coronavirus outbreakImmunologyIntensive care medicineVirologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakEconomicsEconomic growthSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchSARS-CoV-2 detection and testingCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies