Publication

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

Journal Paper/Review - Oct 8, 2020

Units
PubMed
Doi

Citation
Kohler P, Schlegel M, Risch L, Kuster S, McGeer A, Babouee Flury B, Albrich W, Notter J, Leal-Neto O, Güsewell S, Flury D, Sumer J, Kahlert C, Vernazza P. Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among Swiss hospital workers: Results of a prospective cohort study. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2020; 42:604-608.
Type
Journal Paper/Review (English)
Journal
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2020; 42
Publication Date
Oct 8, 2020
Issn Electronic
1559-6834
Pages
604-608
Brief description/objective

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.