title: Seroprevalence of antibody to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-associated coronavirus among health care workers in SARS and non-SARS medical wards.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China. margaretip@cuhk.edu.hk
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ip
authors.forename: Paul K S
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Nelson
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Tony K C
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Kwan
authors.forename: Lily
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tsang
authors.forename: Ida
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Jo L K
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: Joseph J Y
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Sung
authors.forename: John S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Tam
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D006282:Health Personnel; D006723:Hong Kong; D006757:Hospital Units; D006801:Humans; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D045473:Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus / Q000276:immunology; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral