Seroprevalence of antibody to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-associated coronavirus among health care workers in SARS and non-SARS medical wards.
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.
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Margaret
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Department of Microbiology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China. margaretip@cuhk.edu.hk
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Paul K S
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Lee
Nelson
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Wu
Alan
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Tony K C
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Louis
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Albert
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Kwan
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Tsang
Lily
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Chu
Ida
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Cheung
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Joseph J Y
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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*
D000914:Antibodies, Viral